Being There
Chauncey Gardner is a child-like manservant whose hermetic existence is shaken when he is cast out upon his employer's death, and he seems to encounter the outside world for the first time as he tries to reconcile reality with what he's seen on television. His enigmatic behavior from being an autistic savant is taken for brilliance, as he profoundly affects the lives of his newfound friends and benefactors.
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Cast & Crew
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Hal Ashby Director
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Peter Sellers Chance the Gardener
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Shirley MacLaine Eve Rand
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Melvyn Douglas Benjamin Rand
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Jack Warden President Bobby
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Richard Basehart Vladimir Skrapinov
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Richard A. Dysart Dr. Robert Allenby
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Ruth Attaway Louise
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David Clennon Thomas Franklin
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Fran Brill Sally Hayes
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Denise DuBarry Johanna Franklin
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Elya Baskin Karpatov
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Wendell Burton Actor
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Terrence Currier Pallbearer
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Katherine DeHetre Kinney, News Researcher
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Stanley Grover Baldwin
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Mark Hammer Pallbearer
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Hanna Hertelendy Natasha Skrapinov
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Alice Hirson First Lady
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Gwen Humble TV Guest
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Frederic Lehne TV Page
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Paul Marin Reporter
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James Noble Kaufman, Presidential Advisor
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Arthur Rosenberg Morton Hull
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Richard Venture Wilson
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Sandy Ward Sen. Slipshod
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Allen Williams Reporter
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Than Wyenn Ambassador Gaufridi
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Melendy Britt Sophie
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Mitch Kreindel Dennis Watson
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John Harkins Courtney
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John Miller Ron Steigler
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Andrew Braunsberg Producer
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Charles B. Mulvehill Producer
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Jack Schwartzman Executive Producer
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Robert Jones Screenwriter
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Jerzy Kosinski Book Author
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Richard Dysart Dr. Robert Allenby
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Title Being There
Release Date 1979-12-19
Country USA
Genres Comedy
Runtime 2h 9m
Sub Genres Satire, Political Satire
Language English
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