Being There (1979) (1980)

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Directed by

Hal Ashby

Starring (View all)

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

Written by

Jerzy Kosinski
(novel)

Robert C. Jones
uncredited

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A simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics.

Release date: 26 May 1980
UPC: 012569093829

Tags: Comedy (17), Satire (10), Drama (9), 1970s (9), 1979 (8), Lawyer (6), Politics (5), Political (5), Television (5), Wheelchair (5), Wealth (5), Gardener (5), Lake (5), Terminal Illness (5), Billionaire (5), Servant (5), Marriage (4), Innocence (4), Presidential Visit (4), Usa (3)

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