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Being There (1979)

Name: Being There
Director: Hal Ashby
Genre: comedy drama
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 7.9

Being There is a 1979 American satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, and Melvyn Douglas. Directed by Hal Ashby, it is based on the 1970 novel Being There by Jerzy Kosiński, and adapted for the screen by Kosiński and the uncredited Robert C. Jones. Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, and Richard Basehart are featured in support. The film concerns a simple-minded and heavily sheltered…

Directed by Hal Ashby · Shot by Caleb Deschanel · Cut by Don Zimmerman · Music by Johnny Mandel · Ratio 1.85:1 · 130 min

Behind the scenes

Behind the Scenes: Being There (Ashby, 1979) with Peter Sellers and Shirley MacLaine — Serious Feather · 18 min
Making BEING THERE — CRITERION · 2 min
Anatomy of a Gag: BEING THERE — CRITERION · 5 min

Elsewhere

More by Hal Ashby

The Landlord — 1970
Harold and Maude — 1971
The Last Detail — 1974
Shampoo — 1975
Bound for Glory — 1976
Coming Home — 1978
Second-Hand Hearts — 1981
Let's Spend the Night Together — 1982
Lookin' to Get Out — 1982
Solo Trans — 1984
The Slugger's Wife — 1985
8 Million Ways to Die — 1986
Jake's Journey — 1988

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