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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.…

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Based on
Being There 1970 novel by Jerzy Kosiński
Box office
$30.2 million (US)
Budget
$7 million
Cinematography
Caleb Deschanel
Country
United States
Directed by
Hal Ashby

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Being There

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Avg. degree1.97
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Being There

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related to External links · 16
Being There → AFI Catalog, American Cipher, Ann Hornaday, Box Office MojoBeing There, Criterion Collection, Feature FilmsBeing There, IMDbBeing There, Jan, Jerry Dean Roberts, Mark Harris, National Film RegistryBeing There, No, Rotten TomatoesBeing There, TCM Movie Database, The, The Washington Post
related to Reception · 16
Being There → Ares Magazine, Film, Gene Siskel, It, Janet Maslin, Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times, Peter Sellers's, Pink Panther, Roger Ebert, Sellers, The, The Chicago Sun-Times, The New York Times, Variety, Vincent Misiano
see also · 10
Being There → Dasein, Film, Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy, Martin Heidegger's, Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska, Nicodemus Dyzma, Polish, Tadeusz Dolega-Mostowicz, Term, The Career
Starring · 6
Being There → Jack Warden, Melvyn Douglas, Peter Sellers, Richard Basehart, Richard Dysart, Shirley MacLaine
Based on · 1
Being There → Being There 1970 novel by Jerzy Kosiński
Box office · 1
Being There → $30.2 million (US)
Budget · 1
Being There → $7 million
Cinematography · 1
Being There → Caleb Deschanel
Country · 1
Being There → United States
Directed by · 1
Being There → Hal Ashby

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Being ThereBased onBeing There 1970 novel by Jerzy Kosiński1.00infobox
Being ThereBox office$30.2 million (US)1.00infobox
Being ThereBudget$7 million1.00infobox
Being ThereCinematographyCaleb Deschanel1.00infobox
Being ThereCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Being ThereDirected byHal Ashby1.00infobox
Being ThereDistributed byUnited Artists1.00infobox
Being ThereEdited byDon Zimmerman1.00infobox
Being ThereLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Being ThereMusic byJohnny Mandel1.00infobox
Being ThereProduced byAndrew Braunsberg1.00infobox
Being ThereProduction companyLorimar Productions1.00infobox
Being ThereRelease dateDecember 19, 1979 (1979-12-19)1.00infobox
Being ThereRunning time130 minutes1.00infobox
Being ThereScreenplay byJerzy Kosiński[a]1.00infobox
Being ThereStarringPeter Sellers1.00infobox
Being ThereStarringShirley MacLaine1.00infobox
Being ThereStarringMelvyn Douglas1.00infobox
Being ThereStarringJack Warden1.00infobox
Being ThereStarringRichard Dysart1.00infobox
Being ThereStarringRichard Basehart1.00infobox
Being Thereis a1979 American satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers0.90text

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