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Rimasto isolato per tutta la vita, un sempliciotto ha avuto come unico contatto col mondo reale la televisione. Quando si trova costretto ad uscire dalla propria solitudine diventa il nuovo messia politico di Washington.
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Disc 1
DVD
Being There (1979)
130 min
ComedyDrama
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.
Credits
Director
Hal Ashby
Writer
Jerzy Kosiński
Cast
Peter Sellersas Chance
Shirley MacLaineas Eve Rand
Melvyn Douglasas Benjamin Rand
Jack Wardenas President 'Bobby'
Richard Dysartas Dr. Robert Allenby
Richard Basehartas Vladimir Skrapinov
Ruth Attawayas Louise
David Clennonas Thomas Franklin
Fran Brillas Sally Hayes
Denise DuBarryas Johanna Franklin
Cinematographer
Caleb Deschanel
Composer
Johnny Mandel
Editor
Don Zimmerman
Producer
Andrew Braunsberg
Charles Mulvehill
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 3, 2026