Poster of Being There

Being There

Plot: A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D. C
Release Date: Wednesday, December 19 1979
45 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Peter SellersPeter Sellers
Peter Sellers was
54 in Being There
as 'Chance'.
Tue, Sep 08 1925 –
Thu, Jul 24 1980
Portrait of Shirley MacLaineShirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine was
45 in Being There
as 'Eve Rand'.
Tue, Apr 24 1934
Portrait of Melvyn DouglasMelvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas was
78 in Being There
as 'Benjamin Rand'.
Fri, Apr 05 1901 –
Tue, Aug 04 1981
Portrait of Jack WardenJack Warden
Jack Warden was
59 in Being There
as 'President 'Bobby''.
Sat, Sep 18 1920 –
Wed, Jul 19 2006
Portrait of Richard DysartRichard Dysart
Richard Dysart was
50 in Being There
as 'Dr. Robert Allenby'.
Sat, Mar 30 1929 –
Sun, Apr 05 2015
Portrait of Richard BasehartRichard Basehart
Richard Basehart was
65 in Being There
as 'Vladimir Skrapinov'.
Thu, Aug 13 1914 –
Mon, Sep 17 1984
Portrait of Ruth AttawayRuth Attaway
Ruth Attaway was
69 in Being There
as 'Louise'.
Tue, Jun 28 1910 –
Mon, Sep 21 1987
Portrait of David ClennonDavid Clennon
David Clennon was
36 in Being There
as 'Thomas Franklin'.
Mon, May 10 1943
Portrait of Fran BrillFran Brill
Fran Brill was
33 in Being There
as 'Sally Hayes'.
Mon, Sep 30 1946
Portrait of Denise DuBarryDenise DuBarry
Denise DuBarry was
23 in Being There
as 'Johanna Franklin'.
Tue, Mar 06 1956 –
Sat, Mar 23 2019
Portrait of Alice HirsonAlice Hirson
Alice Hirson was
50 in Being There
as 'First Lady'.
Sun, Mar 10 1929
Portrait of Jerome HellmanJerome Hellman
Jerome Hellman was
51 in Being There
as 'Gary Burns'.
Tue, Sep 04 1928
Portrait of John HarkinsJohn Harkins
John Harkins was
47 in Being There
as 'Sidney Courtney'.
Wed, Sep 07 1932 –
Fri, Mar 05 1999
Portrait of James NobleJames Noble
James Noble was
57 in Being There
as 'Kaufman'.
Sun, Mar 05 1922 –
Mon, Mar 28 2016
Portrait of Mitch KreindelMitch Kreindel
Mitch Kreindel was
>> in Being There
as 'Dennis Watson'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Oteil BurbridgeOteil Burbridge
Oteil Burbridge was
15 in Being There
as 'Lolo'.
Mon, Aug 24 1964
Portrait of Richard VentureRichard Venture
Richard Venture was
56 in Being There
as 'Wilson'.
Mon, Nov 12 1923 –
Tue, Dec 19 2017
Portrait of Sam WeismanSam Weisman
Sam Weisman was
32 in Being There
as 'Colson'.
Wed, May 21 1947
Portrait of Elya BaskinElya Baskin
Elya Baskin was
29 in Being There
as 'Karpatov'.
Fri, Aug 11 1950
Portrait of Hal AshbyHal Ashby
Hal Ashby was
50 in Being There
as 'Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited)'.
Mon, Sep 02 1929 –
Tue, Dec 27 1988
Portrait of Kenneth PattersonKenneth Patterson
Kenneth Patterson was
68 in Being There
as 'Perkins'.
Thu, Aug 03 1911 –
Fri, Feb 16 1990
Portrait of Stanley GroverStanley Grover
Stanley Grover was
>> in Being There
as 'Baldwin'.
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Crew

Portrait of Hal AshbyHal Ashby
Hal Ashby was
50 in Being There
as 'Director'
Mon, Sep 02 1929 –
Tue, Dec 27 1988
Portrait of Caleb DeschanelCaleb Deschanel
Caleb Deschanel was
35 in Being There
as 'Director of Photography'
Thu, Sep 21 1944
Portrait of Robert C. JonesRobert C. Jones
Robert C. Jones was
>> in Being There
as 'Screenplay'
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Portrait of Jerzy KosińskiJerzy Kosiński
Jerzy Kosiński was
46 in Being There
as 'Novel, Screenplay'
Wed, Jun 14 1933 –
Fri, May 03 1991
Portrait of Charles MulvehillCharles Mulvehill
Charles Mulvehill was
>> in Being There
as 'Producer, Associate Producer'
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Portrait of Andrew BraunsbergAndrew Braunsberg
Andrew Braunsberg was
37 in Being There
as 'Producer'
Mon, Jun 01 1942
Portrait of Jack SchwartzmanJack Schwartzman
Jack Schwartzman was
47 in Being There
as 'Executive Producer'
Fri, Jul 22 1932
Portrait of Don ZimmermanDon Zimmerman
Don Zimmerman was
>> in Being There
as 'Editor'
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Portrait of Frank E. WarnerFrank E. Warner
Frank E. Warner was
>> in Being There
as 'Supervising Sound Effects Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Johnny MandelJohnny Mandel
Johnny Mandel was
54 in Being There
as 'Original Music Composer'
Mon, Nov 23 1925 –
Mon, Jun 29 2020
Portrait of Lynn StalmasterLynn Stalmaster
Lynn Stalmaster was
52 in Being There
as 'Casting'
Thu, Nov 17 1927 –
Fri, Feb 12 2021
Portrait of May RouthMay Routh
May Routh was
>> in Being There
as 'Costume Design'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Donald O. MitchellDonald O. Mitchell
Donald O. Mitchell was
>> in Being There
as 'Sound Re-Recording Mixer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Charles H. SchramCharles H. Schram
Charles H. Schram was
68 in Being There
as 'Makeup Artist'
Tue, Mar 21 1911 –
Tue, Nov 11 2008
Portrait of Jeff WexlerJeff Wexler
Jeff Wexler was
>> in Being There
as 'Sound Mixer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Michael D. HallerMichael D. Haller
Michael D. Haller was
>> in Being There
as 'Production Design'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Frank WestmoreFrank Westmore
Frank Westmore was
56 in Being There
as 'Makeup Artist'
Fri, Apr 13 1923 –
Tue, May 14 1985