Being There (1979)

Being There (1979)

Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it! 1979-12-19 Germany, United States of America 130 Min. PG-13
7.6 968 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Melvyn Douglas is Benjamin Rand
Benjamin Rand
Jack Warden is President 'Bobby'
President 'Bobby'
Richard Dysart is Dr. Robert Allenby
Dr. Robert Allenby
Richard Basehart is Vladimir Skrapinov
Vladimir Skrapinov
Ruth Attaway is Louise
David Clennon is Thomas Franklin
Thomas Franklin
Fran Brill is Sally Hayes
Sally Hayes
Denise DuBarry is Johanna Franklin
Johanna Franklin
Alice Hirson is First Lady
First Lady
Jerome Hellman is Gary Burns
Gary Burns