The Pursuit of Happiness

Year: 1971

Runtime: 93 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Mulligan

Drama

William Popper, the son of a stockbroker, is profoundly disillusioned with the system that raised him. After accidentally hitting a pedestrian with his car, he could prove his innocence, yet his contempt drives him to accept a manslaughter sentence, using the punishment as a statement against the world he despises.

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