| Description |
2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono unknown rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 864 |
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Criterion collection ; 864.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Basehart. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Jerzy Kosinski. |
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Mono, wide screen 1.85:1. |
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Essay by critic Mark Harris in container. |
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Features: new documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with members of the production team; excerpts from a 1980 American Film Institute seminar with director Hal Ashby; author Jerzy Kosinski in a 1979 appearance on the Dick Cavett show; appearances from 1980 by actor Peter Sellers on NBC's Today and on the Don Lane show; promo reel featuring Sellers and Ashby; trailer and TV spots; deleted scene, outtakes, and alternate ending. |
| Summary |
After his employer dies, a feeble-minded gardener whose entire knowledge of life comes from watching television is sent out into the real world. |
| Terms Of Use |
For private home use only. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Subject |
Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991 -- Film adaptations.
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Savants (Savant syndrome) -- Drama.
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Mistaken identity -- Drama.
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Gardeners -- Drama.
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Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991. (OCoLC)fst01427578
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Gardeners. (OCoLC)fst00937845
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Mistaken identity. (OCoLC)fst01023960
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Savants (Savant syndrome) (OCoLC)fst01105950
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| Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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| Added Author |
Ashby, Hal, director.
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Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980, actor.
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MacLaine, Shirley, 1934- actor.
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Warden, Jack, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991.
Being there.
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| Other Editions: |
Reproduction of (manifestation): Being there (Motion picture : 1979) Being there Blu-ray special edition New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2017] 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 715515195218 |
| ISBN |
168143282X |
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9781681432823 |
| Standard No. |
715515195317 |
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00715515195317 gtin-14 |
| Music No. |
CC2745D Criterion Collection |
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