The Pursuit of Happiness (1971) [PG-13]

Release Date:
February 23, 1971

Original Title:
The Pursuit of Happiness

Alternate Titles:
En busca de la felicidad
Fünf Finger geben eine Faust
The Pursuit of Happiness

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Columbia Pictures
Norton Simon Inc.
Talent Associates

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 93

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.

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Art Direction:
George Jenkins

Assistant Art Director:
John Jay Moore

Assistant Director:
Peter R. Scoppa

Associate Producer:
Alan Shayne

Costume Design:
Ann Roth

Director:
Robert Mulligan

Director of Photography:
Richard C. Kratina

Editor:
Folmar Blangsted

Gaffer:
Willie Meyerhoff

Hairstylist:
William A. Farley

Key Grip:
Ed Quinn

Makeup Supervisor:
Robert Laden

Novel:
Thomas Rogers

Original Music Composer:
Dave Grusin

Producer:
David Susskind

Production Supervisor:
Hal Schaffel

Property Master:
Kenneth Fitzpatrick

Screenplay:
Jon Boothe
George L. Sherman

Script Supervisor:
Barbara Rittenberg

Set Decoration:
Ben Rutter

Songs:
Randy Newman

Sound:
Arthur Piantadosi
Dennis Maitland

Unit Production Manager:
Terence A. Donnelly

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Max Soloman
Florence Foy

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