Quick facts
- Released
- December 19, 1979
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rating
- PG
- Box office
- $30.2M
- IMDb
- tt0078841
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Northstar Media, Lorimar Motion Pictures, BSB, CIP
Cast
Peter Sellers
Chance
Shirley MacLaine
Eve Rand
Melvyn Douglas
Benjamin Rand
Jack Warden
President 'Bobby'
Richard Dysart
Dr. Robert Allenby
Richard Basehart
Vladimir Skrapinov
Ruth Attaway
Louise
David Clennon
Thomas Franklin
Fran Brill
Sally Hayes
Denise DuBarry
Johanna Franklin
Alice Hirson
First Lady
Jerome Hellman
Gary Burns
John Harkins
Sidney Courtney
James Noble
Kaufman
Mitch Kreindel
Dennis Watson
Oteil Burbridge
Lolo
Richard Venture
Wilson
Sam Weisman
Colson
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Being There about?
- 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.
- Who directed Being There?
- Being There was directed by Hal Ashby.
- Who stars in Being There?
- Being There stars Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden.
- When was Being There released?
- Being There is a 1979 comedy, drama film.
- Where can I watch Being There?
- You can watch Being There with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.