Being There
Movie
1979
PG
2 HOURS 10 MINS
Comedy
After the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he’s ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.
Cast & Crew
Peter Sellers Chance ('Chauncey Gardiner')
Shirley MacLaine Eve Rand
Jack Warden President 'Bobby'
Melvyn Douglas Benjamin Turnbull Rand
Richard Dysart Dr. Robert Allenby
Richard Basehart Vladimir Skrapinov
James Noble Kaufman
David Clennon Thomas Franklin
Hal Ashby Director
Jerzy Kosinski Writer
Andrew Braunsberg Producer
Jack Schwartzman Executive Producer
Charles Mulvehill Associate Producer
Caleb Deschanel Cinematography
Don Zimmerman Film Editing
Johnny Mandel Original Music
Michael Haller Production Design
James Schoppe Art Director
Robert Benton Set Decoration
May Routh Costume Design
Lynn Stalmaster Casting
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