Poster of The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

Plot: 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
Release Date: Tuesday, February 23 1971
53 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Michael SarrazinMichael Sarrazin
Michael Sarrazin was
30 in The Pursuit of Happiness
as 'William Popper'.
Wed, May 22 1940 –
Sun, Apr 17 2011
Portrait of Barbara HersheyBarbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey was
23 in The Pursuit of Happiness
as 'Jane Kauffman'.
Thu, Feb 05 1948
Portrait of Arthur HillArthur Hill
Arthur Hill was
48 in The Pursuit of Happiness
as 'John Popper'.
Tue, Aug 01 1922 –
Sun, Oct 22 2006
Portrait of Ruth WhiteRuth White
Ruth White would have been no older than
55 in The Pursuit of Happiness
as 'Mrs. Popper'.
Fri, Apr 24 1914 –
Wed, Dec 03 1969
Portrait of E.G. MarshallE.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall was
56 in The Pursuit of Happiness
as 'Daniel Lawrence'.
Thu, Jun 18 1914 –
Mon, Aug 24 1998
Portrait of Robert KleinRobert Klein
Robert Klein was
29 in The Pursuit of Happiness
as 'Melvin Lasher'.
Sun, Feb 08 1942
Portrait of Maya KeninMaya Kenin
Maya Kenin was
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as 'Mrs. Conroy'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of William DevaneWilliam Devane
William Devane was
31 in The Pursuit of Happiness
as 'Pilot'.
Tue, Sep 05 1939
Portrait of Ed KovensEd Kovens
Ed Kovens was
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as '1st Guard'.
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Portrait of Charles DurningCharles Durning
Charles Durning was
47 in The Pursuit of Happiness
as '2nd Guard'.
Wed, Feb 28 1923 –
Mon, Dec 24 2012
Portrait of Gilbert LewisGilbert Lewis
Gilbert Lewis was
29 in The Pursuit of Happiness
as 'Convict George Wilson'.
Sun, Apr 06 1941 –
Thu, May 07 2015
Portrait of Ralph WaiteRalph Waite
Ralph Waite was
42 in The Pursuit of Happiness
as 'Detective Cromie'.
Fri, Jun 22 1928 –
Thu, Feb 13 2014

Crew

Portrait of Robert MulliganRobert Mulligan
Director
Robert Mulligan was
45 in The Pursuit of Happiness
Sun, Aug 23 1925 –
Fri, Dec 19 2008
Portrait of Richard C. KratinaRichard C. Kratina
Director of Photography
Richard C. Kratina was
42 in The Pursuit of Happiness
Fri, Nov 02 1928 –
Fri, Feb 12 1999
Portrait of Jon BootheJon Boothe
Screenplay
Jon Boothe was
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Unknown Birthday
Portrait of George ShermanGeorge Sherman
Screenplay
George Sherman was
62 in The Pursuit of Happiness
Tue, Jul 14 1908 –
Fri, Mar 15 1991
Portrait of Ronald H. GilbertRonald H. Gilbert
Producer
Ronald H. Gilbert was
38 in The Pursuit of Happiness
Sun, Jan 01 1933 –
Fri, Dec 04 2020
Portrait of David SusskindDavid Susskind
Producer
David Susskind was
50 in The Pursuit of Happiness
Sun, Dec 19 1920 –
Sun, Feb 22 1987
Portrait of Alan ShayneAlan Shayne
Associate Producer
Alan Shayne was
45 in The Pursuit of Happiness
Sat, Nov 21 1925
Portrait of Folmar BlangstedFolmar Blangsted
Editor
Folmar Blangsted was
66 in The Pursuit of Happiness
Thu, Oct 06 1904 –
Wed, Aug 11 1982
Portrait of Dave GrusinDave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Dave Grusin was
36 in The Pursuit of Happiness
Tue, Jun 26 1934
Portrait of Thomas RogersThomas Rogers
Story
Thomas Rogers was
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Portrait of George JenkinsGeorge Jenkins
Art Direction
George Jenkins was
62 in The Pursuit of Happiness
Thu, Nov 19 1908 –
Fri, Apr 06 2007
Portrait of Ben RutterBen Rutter
Set Decoration
Ben Rutter was
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Unknown Birthday