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The Pursuit of Happiness

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William Popper (Michael Sarrazin) is a wealthy, shiftless college student at Columbia who, one night in a rainstorm, accidentally kills a jaywalker with his car. Sentenced to a year in prison for manslaughter, William begins serving his term, but before it's finished he decides to break out. With the help of his faithful and politically radical girlfriend, Jane (Barbara Hershey), he skips town and escapes to Canada, where the two are obliged to live like fugitives.
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Audience Member Es excelente, la experiencia vivida por Chris te pone la piel de gallina. La actuación de Will y su hijo es descomunal, metiéndose a fondo en sus personajes y traspasando la pantalla. Película de Óscar. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Watching drama movies are not my things plus this one is black and white, I prefer collar the 2006 one is better Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/20/18 Full Review Read all reviews
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Robert Mulligan

Director

Michael Sarrazin

William Popper

Barbara Hershey

Jane Kauffman

Arthur Hill

John Popper

Robert Klein

Melvin Lasher

Sada Thompson

Ruth Lawrence
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Synopsis William Popper (Michael Sarrazin) is a wealthy, shiftless college student at Columbia who, one night in a rainstorm, accidentally kills a jaywalker with his car. Sentenced to a year in prison for manslaughter, William begins serving his term, but before it's finished he decides to break out. With the help of his faithful and politically radical girlfriend, Jane (Barbara Hershey), he skips town and escapes to Canada, where the two are obliged to live like fugitives.
Director
Robert Mulligan
Rating
PG-13 (Nudity|Drug Content|Brief Violence|Sexuality)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 21, 2010
Runtime
1h 38m
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