Being There

IMDb: 8

Kinopoisk: 7.7

Country: Германия (ФРГ), USA

Year: 1979

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Age: 16 +

Cast:Andrew Braunsberg, Charles Mulvehill, Hal Ashby, Jack Schwartzman, Melvyn Douglas, Merv Adelson, Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine

About “Being There”:

Being There is a 1979 American satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, and Melvyn Douglas. Directed by Hal Ashby, it is based on the 1970 novel Being There by Jerzy Kosiński, and adapted for the screen by Kosiński and the uncredited Robert C. Jones. Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, and Richard Basehart are featured in support. The film concerns a simple-minded and heavily sheltered gardener who explores the outside world after the death of his wealthy employer and is mistaken for a brilliant political pundit.