Being There

Being There

Comedy · 1979 · 2h 10m

Movie

7.6/10 · TMDB

A story of chance.

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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Cast & crew

Peter SellersChance
Shirley MacLaineEve Rand
Melvyn DouglasBenjamin Rand
Jack WardenPresident 'Bobby'
Richard DysartDr. Robert Allenby
Richard BasehartVladimir Skrapinov
Ruth AttawayLouise
David ClennonThomas Franklin
Fran BrillSally Hayes
Denise DuBarryJohanna Franklin
Alice HirsonFirst Lady
Jerome HellmanGary Burns
John HarkinsSidney Courtney
James NobleKaufman
Mitch KreindelDennis Watson

Information

Release date
20 December 1979
Director
Hal Ashby
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Runtime
2h 10m
Country of origin
United States

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