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| Genre/Form: | Feature films Films for the hearing impaired Comedy films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Film adaptations Drama |
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| Named Person: | Jerzy Kosinski |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Hal Ashby; Andrew Braunsberg; Jerzy Kosinski; Peter Sellers; Shirley MacLaine; Jack Warden; Melvyn Douglas; Richard Dysart; Richard Basehart; Warner Bros.; Lorimar Film Entertainment.; Northstar Entertainment, Inc.; Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 0790757230 9780790757230 |
| OCLC Number: | 46691808 |
| Language Note: | English and French language soundtracks (Dolby mono) ; optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Notes: | Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85). Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. Special features: interactive menus, cast/filmmaker profiles, theatrical trailer, scene access, awards list. |
| Credits: | Music, Johnny Mandel ; executive producer, Jack Schwartzman ; editor, Don Zimmerman ; director of photography, Caleb Deschanel. |
| Cast: | Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart. |
| Awards: | Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Douglas), 1980. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: PG. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD ; region 1 ; widescreen. |
| Other Titles: | Being there (Motion picture) Being there |
| Responsibility: | Warner Bros. Pictures ; Lorimar presents a Northstar International picture ; an Andrew Braunsberg production ; screenplay by Jerzy Kosinski ; based on the novel by Jerzy Kosinski ; directed by Hal Ashby. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 133760 |
Abstract:
Circumstances propel a feeble-minded gardener, whose entire knowledge of life comes from watching television, into becoming adviser to the president of the United States and a powerful but dying tycoon.
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