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Being There is a 1979 American satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, and Melvyn Douglas. Directed by Hal Ashby, it is based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Jerzy Kosiński, and adapted for the screen by Kosiński and the uncredited Robert C. Jones.
Being There is a 1979 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby. Its screenplay was adapted by Jerzy Kosiński and the uncredited Robert C. Jones from the 1970 novel by Kosiński. The film stars Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Richard A. Dysart, Jack Warden, and Richard Basehart.
- 125 min
- 50.5K
- Mister Microscope
Feb 8, 1980 · A simpleminded gardener becomes a trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics after the death of his employer. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this 1979 film.
- (78K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Hal Ashby
- 1980-02-08
May 25, 1997 · A man who has lived in a garden his whole life becomes a powerful advisor by accident, using simple phrases that are mistaken for wisdom. Peter Sellers stars in this subtle and ingenious comedy that challenges the superficiality of public speech and social status.
Simple-minded Chance (Peter Sellers), a gardener who has resided in the Washington, D.C., townhouse of his wealthy employer for his entire life and been educated only by television, is...
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- Hal Ashby
- PG
- Peter Sellers
A satire on American culture in the 1970s, starring Peter Sellers as a gardener who becomes a celebrity by accident. Watch the trailer, interviews, and deleted scenes of this classic comedy on Criterion's website.
A simpleminded gardener becomes a trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics after the death of his employer. His life changes when he is mistaken for a wealthy and wise man by a limousine driver and his wife.
