Movie·1979·2h 10m
Being There
Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!
Directed By
Hal Ashby
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Jerzy Kosiński
Producer
Jack Schwartzman, Andrew Braunsberg
Cinematography
Caleb Deschanel
Music
Johnny Mandel
Editor
Don Zimmerman
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
1,121 votes
Where to watch
Region: INRent
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// cast
Cast
Peter Sellers
Chance
Shirley MacLaine
Eve Rand
Melvyn Douglas
Benjamin Rand
Jack Warden
President 'Bobby'
Richard Dysart
Dr. Robert Allenby
Richard Basehart
Vladimir Skrapinov
Ruth Attaway
Louise
David Clennon
Thomas Franklin
Fran Brill
Sally Hayes
Denise DuBarry
Johanna Franklin
Alice Hirson
First Lady
Jerome Hellman
Gary Burns
John Harkins
Sidney Courtney
James Noble
Kaufman
Mitch Kreindel
Dennis Watson
Oteil Burbridge
Lolo
Richard Venture
Wilson
Sam Weisman
Colson
// crew
Crew
Jack Schwartzman
Executive Producer
Hal Ashby
Director
Johnny Mandel
Original Music Composer
Caleb Deschanel
Director of Photography
Jerzy Kosiński
Screenplay
Andrew Braunsberg
Producer
Don Zimmerman
Editor
Charles Mulvehill
Producer
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