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Being There

MOVIE • 1979

Being There

A story of chance.

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.

TMDB ★ 3.8/5Votes: 1,176
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Top Cast

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Chance

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Eve Rand

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

Ruth Attaway

Ruth Attaway

Louise

David Clennon

David Clennon

Thomas Franklin

Fran Brill

Fran Brill

Sally Hayes

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Denise DuBarry

Johanna Franklin

Alice Hirson

Alice Hirson

First Lady

Jerome Hellman

Jerome Hellman

Gary Burns

John Harkins

John Harkins

Sidney Courtney

James Noble

James Noble

Kaufman

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Film

Status

Released

Release

December 19, 1979

Runtime

130 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

N/A

Revenue

$30,177,511