Rent Being There (1979)
3.8 of 5 from 245 ratings
2h 5min
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- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- After Being There was published, author Jerzy Kosinski got a telegram from its lead character Chance the Gardner: "Available in my garden or outside of it". Kosinski dialled the accompanying telephone number and Peter Sellers answered. Sellers indeed got the part and gave an indelible performance in this modern comedy classic. Isolated all his life in a Washington DC townhouse, Chance knows only what he's seen on TV. Cast into the world, he stumbles into the inner circle of governmental power brokers eager for "sage wisdom". As Chance might say, you'll like to watch
- Actors:
- Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart, Ruth Attaway, David Clennon, Fran Brill, Denise DuBarry, Oteil Burbridge, Ravenell Keller III, Brian Corrigan, Alfie Brown, Don Jacob, Ernest McClure, Kenneth Patterson, Richard Venture, Arthur Grundy, W.C. 'Mutt' Burton
- Directors:
- Hal Ashby
- Writers:
- Jerzy Kosinski
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Comedy
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Films About Television: Part 1, A Brief History of Films About Television: Part 2, A Brief History of Old Age on Screen: Part 1, Acting Up: British Actors at the Oscars, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Elvis Presley on Screen, inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2, Oscar's Two-Time Club, Oscars: Winners & Losers, Remembering Julian Sands and Frederic Forrest, The Coppola Clan: Hollywood's Most Creative Family, The Instant Expert's Guide to Wes Anderson, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Charles Crichton, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1979, Top 100 AFI Laughs
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/02/2009
- Run Time:
- 130 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0, English Dolby TrueHD 1.0, French Dolby Digital 1.0, Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, English, French, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- New featurette memories from Being there
- Alternate ending
- Two recently discovered scenes
- Gag reel
- Theatrical trailer
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