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Being There

Not Rated
ComedyDrama
7.6/10(971 ratings)

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.

12-19-1979
2h 10m
Being There
Backdrop for Being There

Main 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

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Hal Ashby
Production:
United Artists, Lorimar Film Entertainment, BSB, CIP, NatWest Ventures, New Gold Entertainment, Northstar Media
Revenue:
$30,177,511

Key Crew

Director:
Hal Ashby
Screenplay:
Jerzy Kosiński
Novel:
Jerzy Kosiński
Screenplay:
Robert C. Jones
Producer:
Andrew Braunsberg

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
DE; US
Languages:
en