---
title: 'The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Mulligan'
released: '1971-02-23'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pursuit-of-happiness-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067634/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)

1971 · 93 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Pursuit of Happiness is a 1971 American drama film about a student who goes on the run to avoid serving his full prison sentence for vehicular manslaughter. The film was directed by Robert Mulligan. The producer was David Susskind and the associate producer Alan Shayne. The movie was based on the novel by Thomas Rogers, with a screenplay written by Jon Boothe and George L. Sherman.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Mulligan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mulligan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dave Grusin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-grusin)
- **Producer:** [David Susskind](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-susskind)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard C. Kratina](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-c-kratina)
- **Editor:** [Folmar Blangsted](https://cinepixo.com/people/folmar-blangsted)

## Cast

- [Sada Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/sada-thompson)
- [Ruth White](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-white)
- [Barbara Hershey](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-hershey)
- [Arthur Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hill)
- [William Devane](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-devane)
- [Rue McClanahan](https://cinepixo.com/people/rue-mcclanahan)
- [David Doyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-doyle)
- [E. G. Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-g-marshall)
- [Michael Sarrazin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-sarrazin)
- [Robert Klein](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-klein)

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