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1979

Being There

Directed by Hal Ashby
Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!

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.

Duration

2h 10m

Released

December 19, 1979

Revenue

$30,177,511

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7.6

Rating1,040

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Lists154

Cast22

  • Peter Sellers
  • Shirley MacLaine
  • Melvyn Douglas
  • Jack Warden
  • Richard Dysart
  • Richard Basehart
  • Ruth Attaway
  • David Clennon
  • Fran Brill

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