Being There (1979)

Being There (1979)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1979-12-19 United States of America 130 Min. PG-13
7.624 1022 votes
Comedy, Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Peter Sellers is Chance
Chance
Shirley MacLaine is Eve Rand
Eve Rand
Melvyn Douglas is Benjamin Rand
Benjamin Rand
Jack Warden is President 'Bobby'
President 'Bobby'
Richard Dysart is Dr. Robert Allenby
Dr. Robert Allenby
Richard Basehart is Vladimir Skrapinov
Vladimir Skrapinov
Ruth Attaway is Louise
Louise
David Clennon is Thomas Franklin
Thomas Franklin
Fran Brill is Sally Hayes
Sally Hayes
Denise DuBarry is Johanna Franklin
Johanna Franklin
Alice Hirson is First Lady
First Lady
Jerome Hellman is Gary Burns
Gary Burns
John Harkins is Sidney Courtney
Sidney Courtney
James Noble is Kaufman
Kaufman
Mitch Kreindel is Dennis Watson
Dennis Watson
Oteil Burbridge is Lolo
Lolo
Richard Venture is Wilson
Wilson
Sam Weisman is Colson
Colson
Ilya Baskin is Karpatov
Karpatov
Hal Ashby is Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited)
Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson is Perkins
Perkins
Stanley Grover is Baldwin
Baldwin

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