Cast and Crew of The Pursuit of Happiness

Cast of
The Pursuit of Happiness

About The Pursuit of Happiness

  • Released on February 23, 1971
  • Drama

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.

Full Cast of The Pursuit of Happiness

Michael Sarrazin
plays William Popper

Michael Sarrazin as William Popper

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Barbara Hershey
plays Jane Kauffman

Barbara Hershey as Jane Kauffman

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Arthur Hill
plays John Popper

Arthur Hill as John Popper

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Ruth White
plays Mrs. Popper

Ruth White as Mrs. Popper

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E.G. Marshall
plays Daniel Lawrence

E.G. Marshall as Daniel Lawrence

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Maya Kenin
plays Mrs. Conroy

Ed Kovens
plays 1st Guard

Gilbert Lewis
plays Convict George Wilson

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Crew of The Pursuit of Happiness

Art

George Jenkins
Art Direction

Ben Rutter
Set Decoration

Directing

Robert Mulligan
Director

Production

Alan Shayne
Associate Producer

David Susskind
Producer

Ronald H. Gilbert
Producer

Sound

Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer

Camera

Richard C. Kratina
Director of Photography

Writing

George Sherman
Screenplay

Jon Boothe
Screenplay

Thomas Rogers
Story

Editing

Folmar Blangsted
Editor