| Edition |
Deluxe edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1, Dolby digital, widescreen (1.78:1) version. |
| Cast |
Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden, Melvyn Douglas, 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 produced 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); theatrical trailer. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1980): winner for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Melvyn Douglas); nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Peter Sellers); Golden Globes (1980): winner for Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (Sellers); Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role (Douglas); nominated for Best Director - Motion Picture; Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy; Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (Shirley MacLaine); Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Kosinski). |
| Language |
English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. |
| 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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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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Deschanel, Caleb, 1944-
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Mandel, Johnny.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
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Lorimar Film Entertainment.
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Northstar International Pictures.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1419873296 |
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9781419873294 |
| Standard No. |
883929037094 |
| Music No. |
2000005232 Warner Home Video |
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