1979 · Comedy / Drama
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.
- 7.6/10 · 1,166 votes
- 2h 10m
- December 19, 1979
- English
Directed by Hal Ashby
About Being There
Being There is a 1979 comedy and drama film directed by Hal Ashby. It runs 2h 10m. It was released on December 19, 1979.
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.
The original language is English. Spoken languages include English. Production countries include United States of America.
The average rating is 7.6 out of 10, based on 1,166 TMDB votes.
Being There Details
- Title
- Being There
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rating
- 7.6/10 from 1,166 votes
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Director
- Hal Ashby
- Writers
- Jerzy Kosiński
- Box office
- $30,177,511
- Keywords
- usa president, washington dc, usa, based on novel or book, identity, autism, impotence, botanist, philosophical, ambivalent, baffled, dignified
Being There Release Date
Being There was released on December 19, 1979. More 1979 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
Being There Genres
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Being There Cast
Peter SellersChance
Shirley MacLaineEve Rand
Melvyn DouglasBenjamin Rand
Jack WardenPresident 'Bobby'
Richard DysartDr. Robert Allenby
Richard BasehartVladimir Skrapinov
Ruth AttawayLouise
David ClennonThomas Franklin
Fran BrillSally Hayes- Denise DuBarryJohanna Franklin
Alice HirsonFirst Lady
Jerome HellmanGary Burns
John HarkinsSidney Courtney
James NobleKaufman
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