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Being there
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Chance is a secluded gardener who 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. After a run-in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of Eve and her husband Ben. Ben is an influential, but sickly businessman. Now called Chauncey Gardner, Chance becomes friend and confidant to Ben, as well as an unlikely political insider.
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Title
Being there
Call No
DVD BEI
Edition
Deluxe ed. ; widescreen version.
Authors
Ashby, Hal
Braunsberg, Andrew
Schwartzman, Jack
Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991
Deschanel, Caleb, 1944-
Zimmerman, Don
Mandel, Johnny
Haller, Michael
Routh, May
Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980
MacLaine, Shirley, 1934-
Warden, Jack
Douglas, Melvyn
Dysart, Richard
Basehart, Richard, 1914-1984
Attaway, Ruth
Clennon, David
Brill, Fran
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Lorimar Film Entertainment
Northstar International (Firm)
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Subjects
Gardeners--Washington (D.C.)--Drama.
Social isolation--Washington (D.C.)--Drama.
Married people--Washington (D.C.)--Drama.
Male friendship--Washington (D.C.)--Drama.
Business and politics--Washington (D.C.)--Drama.
Aislamiento social--Teatro.
Amistad--Teatro.
Business and politics.
Gardeners.
Male friendship.
Married people.
Social isolation.
Washington (D.C.)--Drama.
Washington (D.C.)
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Language
English
French
Spanish
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, Ã2009.
ISBN
1419873296
Awards Note
Academy Awards (1980): winner for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Melvyn Douglas); nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Peter Sellers); Golden Globes (1980): winner for Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (Sellers); Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role (Douglas); nominated for Best Director - Motion Picture; Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy; Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (Shirley MacLaine); Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Kosinski).