Smart, sophisticated, and refreshingly subtle, Being There soars behind sensitive direction from Hal Ashby and a stellar Peter Sellers performance.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Hal Ashby -
Producer -
Andrew Braunsberg -
Screenwriter -
Jerzy Kosinski -
Distributor -
United Artists , Warner Bros. -
Production Co -
NatWest Ventures , Northstar , BSB , Enigma , Lorimar Film Entertainment , CIP , Fujisankei -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 19, 1979, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 7, 2015 -
Runtime -
2h 10m -
Sound Mix -
Mono