Being There
(1979) Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it! | Released
Ratings
7.6
8
96%
Financials
Revenue: $30,177,511
Budget: $0
Profit: + $30,177,511
Movie Details
Tag Line: Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!
Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Dec 19, 1979
Rating: 1979-12-19
Run Time: 2h 10m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: Germany , United States of America
Production Companies: United Artists , Lorimar Film Entertainment , BSB , CIP , NatWest Ventures , New Gold Entertainment , Northstar Media
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Production | Casting |
Lynn Stalmaster
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| Producer |
Charles Mulvehill
Andrew Braunsberg
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| Associate Producer |
Charles Mulvehill
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| Executive Producer |
Jack Schwartzman
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| Directing | Director |
Hal Ashby
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| Art | Production Design |
Michael D. Haller
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Caleb Deschanel
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Johnny Mandel
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| Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
Frank E. Warner
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| Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Donald O. Mitchell
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| Sound Mixer |
Jeff Wexler
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| Editing | Editor |
Don Zimmerman
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| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
May Routh
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| Makeup Artist |
Frank Westmore
Charles H. Schram
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| Writing | Screenplay |
Robert C. Jones
Jerzy Kosiński
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| Novel |
Jerzy Kosiński
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