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Being There: Full Cast & Crew 1979 Comedy/Drama
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 only by television, is forced to vacate his home when his boss dies. While wandering the streets, he encounters business mogul Ben Rand (Melvyn Douglas), who assumes Chance to be a fellow upper-class gentleman. Soon Chance is ushered into high society, and his unaffected gardening wisdom makes him the talk of the town. PG Released: Dec 19, 1979 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Hal Ashby Director Peter Sellers Chance ('Chauncey Gardiner') Actor Shirley MacLaine Eve Rand Actor Jack Warden President 'Bobby' Actor Melvyn Douglas Benjamin Turnbull Rand Actor Richard Dysart Dr. Robert Allenby Actor Richard Basehart Vladimir Skrapinov Actor James Noble Kaufman Actor David Clennon Thomas Franklin Actor Jerzy Kosinski Writer Andrew Braunsberg Producer Jack Schwartzman Executive Producer Charles Mulvehill Associate Producer Caleb Deschanel Cinematographer Don Zimmerman Film Editing Johnny Mandel Original Music Michael D. Haller Production Design James L. Schoppe Art Director Robert R. Benton Set Decoration May Routh Costume Design Lynn Stalmaster Casting