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Being There (1979) USA / PG / 130 min
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Genre: Drama / Comedy /  more »
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 10 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 8.0 (22,965 votes)  more »
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Summary: Chance, a simple gardener, has never left the estate until his employer dies. His simple TV-informed utterances are mistaken for profundity.  more »
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Filmmakers: Hal Ashby - Director, Jerzy Kosinski - Writer (novel) (screenplay), Andrew Braunsberg - Producer, Caleb Deschanel - Cinematographer, Johnny Mandel - Composer, Michael Haller¹ - Production Designer, Don Zimmerman - Editor  more »
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 Peter Sellers ... Chance 1,517 

 Shirley MacLaine ... Eve Rand 1,781 

 Melvyn Douglas ... Benjamin Turnbull 'Ben' Rand 6,613 

 Jack Warden ... President 'Bobby' 3,656 
Richard Dysart ... Dr. Robert Allenby 10,732 
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