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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. Wiki. Addeddate.
8 Feb 1980 · With Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden. 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.
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. 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...
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.
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.
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