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Release Date:
September 13, 1999
Original Title:
The Pursuit of Happiness
Alternate Titles:
In the 20th Century: Robert Zemeckis on Smoking, Drinking and Drugging
Robert Zemeckis on Smoking, Drinking and Drugging in the 20th Century: The Pursuit of Happiness
Smoking, Drinking and Drugging in the 20th Century: The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness: Smoking, Drinking and Drugging in the 20th Century
Genres:
Documentary | History
Production Companies:
Showtime Networks
Touchstone Television
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 112
Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related series of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the fourth of the six films, "The Pursuit of Happiness," filmmaker Robert Zemeckis delves into the history of America's relationship with mind-altering substances over the past 100 years, presenting interviews with historians and professionals in the drug treatment field, interspersed with a treasure trove of film and television clips depicting the highs and lows of smoking, drinking and drugging in the 20th century
Director:
Robert Zemeckis
Director of Photography:
Ian Kelly
Denis Maloney
Editor:
R. Orlando Duenas
Executive Producer:
Sandra Itkoff
Producer:
Lesli Klainberg
Writer:
Susan Emerling
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