Being There (1979) USA / PG / 130 min
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Genre: Drama / Comedy /  more »
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 15 wins & 10 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 8.0 (36,866 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 2,371 

Shirley MacLaine ... Eve Rand 2,242 

Melvyn Douglas ... Benjamin Rand 11,489 

Jack Warden ... President 'Bobby' 5,445 

Richard Dysart ... Dr. Robert Allenby 13,715