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Being There (1979)

EnglishFilm1979130 minComedy, Drama★ 7.6/10

A story of chance.

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.

Directed by
Hal Ashby
Starring
Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas
Music
Johnny Mandel
Released
1979-12-19

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Cast

Peter SellersPeter SellersChance
Shirley MacLaineShirley MacLaineEve Rand
Melvyn DouglasMelvyn DouglasBenjamin Rand
Jack WardenJack WardenPresident 'Bobby'
Richard DysartRichard DysartDr. Robert Allenby
Richard BasehartRichard BasehartVladimir Skrapinov
Ruth AttawayRuth AttawayLouise
David ClennonDavid ClennonThomas Franklin
Fran BrillFran BrillSally Hayes
Denise DuBarryJohanna Franklin
Alice HirsonAlice HirsonFirst Lady
Jerome HellmanJerome HellmanGary Burns

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