Being There
Being There

Information

Release DateDecember 19, 1979
Runtime2h 10m
StatusReleased
Revenue$30M
ProductionUnited Artists, Lorimar Film Entertainment + 5 more
LanguagesEnglish
7.6
1,034 votes
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Being There

"Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!"

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby

Featured 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

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