Being There

Being There (1979)

7.6 | 19 Dec 1979 | Comedy Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Charles Mulvehill Producer
Johnny Mandel Original Music Composer
Jerzy Kosiński Screenplay
Jack Schwartzman Executive Producer
Hal Ashby Director
Jerzy Kosiński Novel
Don Zimmerman Editor
Caleb Deschanel Director of Photography
Andrew Braunsberg Producer
Michael D. Haller Production Design

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Being There (1979) Cast & Crew

Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
Benjamin Rand
Jack Warden
Jack Warden
President 'Bobby'
Richard Dysart
Richard Dysart
Dr. Robert Allenby
Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart
Vladimir Skrapinov
David Clennon
David Clennon
Thomas Franklin
Fran Brill
Fran Brill
Sally Hayes
Denise DuBarry
Denise DuBarry
Johanna Franklin

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