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Being There (1979)

Overview

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
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Hal Ashby profile
Hal Ashby

Director

Jerzy Kosiński profile
Jerzy Kosiński

Screenplay

Cast

Peter Sellers profile
Peter Sellers

Chance

Shirley MacLaine profile
Shirley MacLaine

Eve Rand

Melvyn Douglas profile
Melvyn Douglas

Benjamin Rand

Jack Warden profile
Jack Warden

President 'Bobby'

Richard Dysart profile
Richard Dysart

Dr. Robert Allenby

Richard Basehart profile
Richard Basehart

Vladimir Skrapinov

Ruth Attaway profile
Ruth Attaway

Louise

David Clennon profile
David Clennon

Thomas Franklin

Fran Brill profile
Fran Brill

Sally Hayes

Denise DuBarry profile
Denise DuBarry

Johanna Franklin

Alice Hirson profile
Alice Hirson

First Lady

Jerome Hellman profile
Jerome Hellman

Gary Burns

Peter Sellers profile
Peter Sellers

Chance

Shirley MacLaine profile
Shirley MacLaine

Eve Rand

Melvyn Douglas profile
Melvyn Douglas

Benjamin Rand

Jack Warden profile
Jack Warden

President 'Bobby'

Richard Dysart profile
Richard Dysart

Dr. Robert Allenby

Richard Basehart profile
Richard Basehart

Vladimir Skrapinov

Ruth Attaway profile
Ruth Attaway

Louise

David Clennon profile
David Clennon

Thomas Franklin

Fran Brill profile
Fran Brill

Sally Hayes

Denise DuBarry profile
Denise DuBarry

Johanna Franklin

Alice Hirson profile
Alice Hirson

First Lady

Jerome Hellman profile
Jerome Hellman

Gary Burns

Extra

Release Date

December 19, 1979

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

United Artists logoLorimar Film Entertainment logoBSB logoCIP logoNatWest Ventures logoNew Gold Entertainment logoNorthstar Media logo

Available On

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Videos

Hal Ashby on making BEING THERE thumbnail
Hal Ashby on making BEING THERE
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Being There (1979) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Anatomy of a Gag: BEING THERE thumbnail
Anatomy of a Gag: BEING THERE
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Alan Spencer on BEING THERE
Being There - Original Theatrical Trailer thumbnail
Being There - Original Theatrical Trailer

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