The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)

Directed by

Robert Mulligan

Genre

drama film, prison film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A college student is convicted of vehicular manslaughter and decides to flee rather than serve his full prison term. He struggles to stay free while grappling with guilt and the consequences of his actions.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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