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Being There(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-12-19
76%
1125 Votes
Time: 2h 10m
Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $30,177,511.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Northstar Media
Lorimar Motion Pictures
CIP
Movie: Being There
Top 10 Billed Cast
Peter Sellers
Chance
Shirley MacLaine
Eve Rand
Melvyn Douglas
Benjamin Rand
Jack Warden
President 'Bobby'
Richard Dysart
Dr. Robert Allenby
Richard Basehart
Vladimir Skrapinov
Ruth Attaway
Louise
David Clennon
Thomas Franklin
Fran Brill
Sally Hayes
Video Trailer Being There
Video: Being There - Original Theatrical Trailer
Being There - Original Theatrical Trailer
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Being There (1979) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Alan Spencer on BEING THERE
Anatomy of a Gag: BEING THERE
Hal Ashby on making BEING THERE
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Being There - Original Theatrical Trailer - Trailer
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Being There (1979) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] - Trailer
Alan Spencer on BEING THERE - Featurette
Anatomy of a Gag: BEING THERE - Featurette
Hal Ashby on making BEING THERE - Featurette
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