CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 2h 10m · PG
Being There

A story of chance.

76%(1,175)IMDbComedyDrama

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 byHal Ashby

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 10m
Language
EN
Released
December 19, 1979
Revenue
$30,177,511
Studios
BSBNatWest VenturesNorthstar Media

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2 videos
Being There (1979) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Being There (1979) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Original Theatrical Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby
Written by
Jerzy Kosiński
Jerzy Kosiński
Produced by
Andrew Braunsberg
Andrew Braunsberg
Charles Mulvehill

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