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19 December 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it! morePlot:
Chance, a simple gardener, has never left the estate until his employer dies. His simple TV-informed utterances are mistaken for profundity. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 10 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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The Great Peter Sellers more (220 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Peter Sellers | ... | Chance | |
| Shirley MacLaine | ... | Eve Rand | |
| Melvyn Douglas | ... | Benjamin Turnbull 'Ben' Rand | |
| Jack Warden | ... | President 'Bobby' | |
| Richard Dysart | ... | Dr. Robert Allenby | |
| Richard Basehart | ... | Vladimir Skrapinov | |
| Ruth Attaway | ... | Louise | |
| David Clennon | ... | Thomas Franklin (as Dave Clennon) | |
| Fran Brill | ... | Sally Hayes | |
| Denise DuBarry | ... | Johanna Franklin | |
| Oteil Burbridge | ... | Lolo | |
| Ravenell Keller III | ... | Abbaz | |
| Brian Corrigan | ... | Policeman by White House | |
| Alfredine P. Brown | ... | Old Woman asked for lunch (as Alfredine Brown) | |
| Donald Jacob | ... | David |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
130 minCountry:
USAColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Netherlands:AL | South Africa:PG | Finland:K-11 (2001: new rating) | Finland:K-12 (before new act of 2001) | France:U | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2003) | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | UK:AA (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Norway:12 (1980) | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | Canada:14A | Singapore:PG | Iceland:LFun Stuff
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The Mansion used in the movie was The Biltmore Mansion in North Carolina. moreGoofs:
Continuity: While at dinner for the first evening with Ben and Eve, Chauncey's wine glass fills and empties within seconds. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Chance the Gardener: Good morning, Louise.
Louise: He's dead, Chance. The old man's dead.
Chance the Gardener: I see.
[Chance goes back to watching TV]
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Referenced in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) moreSoundtrack:
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Peter Sellers should have taken home the Academy Award for his role in Being There. A lifetime of comedies behind him, Sellers ended his career as an actor and a comic legend with this classic. Hard to believe that this was made over 20 years ago, it is still as funny as ever. Since then, no other comedian has captured the raw talent of comedy that Sellers could create. The silent comedy and the physical comedy that Sellers made was not only timeless but funnier than most of the comedy we see in film today. Second to maybe his role in Lolita and in the Pink Panther series, Sellers is not only funny, but gives his best performance in Being There. A terrific story with interesting and real characters, Being There is a delight.