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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 (22,874 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 1,570 

 Shirley MacLaine ... Eve Rand 1,586 

 Melvyn Douglas ... Benjamin Turnbull 'Ben' Rand 7,181 

 Jack Warden ... President 'Bobby' 3,776 
Richard Dysart ... Dr. Robert Allenby 12,003 
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