Being There (1979)
De autistische tuinman Chance brengt zijn hele leven door in het huis van een oude man in Washington. Als deze man overlijdt, staat Chance op straat zonder enige kennis van de wereld, behalve dat wat hij op TV heeft gezien.
Regiseur:
Hal Ashby
Schrijver:
Jerzy Kosiński
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Peter Sellers as Chance |
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Shirley MacLaine as Eve Rand |
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Melvyn Douglas as Benjamin Rand |
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Jack Warden as President 'Bobby' |
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Richard Dysart as Dr. Robert Allenby |
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Richard Basehart as Vladimir Skrapinov |
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Ruth Attaway as Louise |
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David Clennon as Thomas Franklin |
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Fran Brill as Sally Hayes |
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Denise DuBarry as Johanna Franklin |
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Alice Hirson as First Lady |
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Jerome Hellman as Gary Burns |
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John Harkins as Sidney Courtney |
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James Noble as Kaufman |
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Mitch Kreindel as Dennis Watson |
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Oteil Burbridge as Lolo |
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Richard Venture as Wilson |
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Sam Weisman as Colson |
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Elya Baskin as Karpatov |
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Hal Ashby as Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Patterson as Perkins |
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Stanley Grover as Baldwin |
| Production | Charles Mulvehill | Producer |
| Sound | Johnny Mandel | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jerzy Kosiński | Screenplay |
| Production | Jack Schwartzman | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Hal Ashby | Director |
| Writing | Jerzy Kosiński | Novel |
| Editing | Don Zimmerman | Editor |
| Camera | Caleb Deschanel | Director of Photography |
| Production | Andrew Braunsberg | Producer |
| Art | Michael D. Haller | Production Design |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Production | Charles Mulvehill | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Jeff Wexler | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Frank E. Warner | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles H. Schram | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Gary H. Holt | Gaffer |
| Directing | David Hamburger | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Toby Lovallo | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Pablo Ferro | Title Designer |
| Camera | Nick McLean | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | May Routh | Costume Designer |
| Art | Robert R. Benton | Set Decoration |
| Art | James L. Schoppe | Art Direction |