Being There
Being There

Being There

“A story of chance.”

1979 PG-13 2h 10m 7.6 (1,178) Released
Director Hal Ashby
Screenplay / Story Jerzy Kosiński
Music Composer Johnny Mandel
Cinematography Caleb Deschanel

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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Production Budget Undisclosed
Worldwide Box Office $30,177,511
Original Language EN
Production Country United States of America
Content Rating PG-13
Release Status Released

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Top Cast

Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers

Chance

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine

Eve Rand

Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas

Benjamin Rand

Jack Warden
Jack Warden

President 'Bobby'

Richard Dysart
Richard Dysart

Dr. Robert Allenby

Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart

Vladimir Skrapinov

Ruth Attaway
Ruth Attaway

Louise

David Clennon
David Clennon

Thomas Franklin

Fran Brill
Fran Brill

Sally Hayes

Denise DuBarry

Johanna Franklin

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