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English. The Pursuit of Happiness is a 1971 American drama film about a student who goes on the run to avoid serving his full prison sentence for vehicular manslaughter. [1] The film was directed by Robert Mulligan. The producer was David Susskind and the associate producer Alan Shayne.
Mar 25, 1971 · The Pursuit of Happiness: Directed by Robert Mulligan. With Michael Sarrazin, Barbara Hershey, Arthur Hill, Ruth White. A young college student is sent to prison as much for killing a pedestrian with his car as for not paying his parking tickets.
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- Crime, Drama
- Robert Mulligan
- 1971-03-25
Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A student goes on the run to evade a sentence for vehicular manslaughter. Cast & Crew. Read More. Robert Mulligan. Director. Michael Sarrazin. William Popper. Barbara Hershey. Jane Kauffman. Robert Klein. Melvin Lasher. Sada Thompson. Ruth Lawrence. Ralph Waite. Detective Cromie.
- Robert Mulligan, Peter Scoppa
- Michael Sarrazin
The Pursuit of Happiness. Summaries. A young college student is sent to prison as much for killing a pedestrian with his car as for not paying his parking tickets. When the opportunity presents itself he escapes and is subsequently on the run with his girlfriend. But how long can this situation last? — Kevin Steinhauer <K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU>
Michael Sarrazin is a college student who accidentally hits and kills an elderly lady with his car during a rain storm and is charged with manslaughter. This film feels like a hopelessly muddled attempt to appeal to the young folks of 1971. Sarrazin's character is a blank that exhibits no interests, desires or really much emotion about anything.
- Robert Mulligan
- Talent Associates, Columbia Pictures
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William Popper (Michael Sarrazin) is a wealthy, shiftless college student at Columbia who, one night in a rainstorm, accidentally kills a jaywalker with his car. Sentenced to a year in prison for...
- Drama
Overview. William Popper is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So much so that even though he can prove that he ran over a woman in his car entirely by accident, he accepts a sentence for manslaughter. Robert Mulligan. Director. Jon Boothe. Screenplay. George Sherman. Screenplay. Thomas Rogers. Story.
