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Being There
1979Age guide: All ages
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See it on the shelfA simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man.…
★ 7.6/10 · 1,180 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Peter SellersChance
Shirley MacLaineEve Rand
Melvyn DouglasBenjamin Rand
Jack WardenPresident 'Bobby'
Richard DysartDr. Robert Allenby
Richard BasehartVladimir Skrapinov
Ruth AttawayLouise
David ClennonThomas Franklin
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
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CinemaSerf: When the "Old Man" who has provided "Chauncey" (Peter Sellers) with an home for most of his life dies, this erstwhile gardener finds… Read full review