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Being There (1979)

Poster for Being There

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

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
  • Profile picture of Peter Sellers
    Chance Peter Sellers
  • Profile picture of Shirley MacLaine
    Eve Rand Shirley MacLaine
  • Profile picture of Melvyn Douglas
    Benjamin Rand Melvyn Douglas
  • Profile picture of Jack Warden
    President 'Bobby' Jack Warden
  • Profile picture of Richard Dysart
    Dr. Robert Allenby Richard Dysart
  • Profile picture of Richard Basehart
    Vladimir Skrapinov Richard Basehart
  • Profile picture of Ruth Attaway
    Louise Ruth Attaway
  • Profile picture of David Clennon
    Thomas Franklin David Clennon

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