| Description |
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray disc, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital, 1080p High Definition. |
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This Blu-ray disc and not play in standard DVD players. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehard, Ruth Attaway, Dave Clennon. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editor, Don Zimmerman ; music, Johnny Mandel. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Jerzy Kosinski. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Summary |
Chance is a secluded gardener who 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. After a run in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of Eve and her husband Ben. Ben is an influential, but sickly businessman. Now called Chauncey Gardner, Chance becomes friend and confidante to Ben, as well as an unlikely political insider. |
| Note |
Special features: "Memories from Being there" featurette; two recently discovered scenes; alternate ending; theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Gardeners -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
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Social isolation -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
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Married people -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
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Male friendship -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
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Business and politics -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Braunsberg, Andrew.
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Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991.
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Ashby, Hal.
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Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980.
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MacLaine, Shirley, 1934-
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Douglas, Melvyn.
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Warden, Jack.
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Dysart, Richard.
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Basehart, Richard, 1914-1984.
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Attaway, Ruth.
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Clennon, David.
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Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991
Being there.
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BSB (Firm)
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CIP (Firm)
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Lorimar Film Entertainment.
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NatWest Ventures (Firm)
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NorthStar (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1419875248 |
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9781419875243 |
| Standard No. |
883929043521 |
| Music No. |
1000044118 Warner Home Video |
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