Being There (1979)
A story of chance.
1979 · PG · 2h 10m · Comedy, Drama
Genres: Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Hal Ashby
Writers: Jerzy Kosiński
Music by: Johnny Mandel
Cinematography: Caleb Deschanel
Editor: Don Zimmerman
Box office: $30M · Rated 7.6/10 by 1172 viewers
Cast
Peter Sellers as ChanceShirley MacLaine as Eve RandMelvyn Douglas as Benjamin RandJack Warden as President 'Bobby'Richard Dysart as Dr. Robert AllenbyRichard Basehart as Vladimir SkrapinovRuth Attaway as LouiseDavid Clennon as Thomas FranklinFran Brill as Sally HayesDenise DuBarry as Johanna FranklinAlice Hirson as First LadyJerome Hellman as Gary BurnsMore like this
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