The Pursuit of Happiness
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.
Directed by Robert Mulligan
Written by: Jon Boothe, Thomas Rogers, George L. Sherman
Produced by David Susskind
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