Directed by:
Hal AshbyCinematography:
Caleb DeschanelComposer:
Johnny MandelCast:
Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart, David Clennon, Fran Brill, Sam Weisman, Fredric Lehne (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Based on Jerzy Kosinski's satirical novel about an illiterate gardener who has lived his entire life behind the walls of a Washington, D.C., house, his only knowledge of the world coming from the TV programs he watches. When his employer and protector dies, he is catapulted into the fast lane of political power. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Denise DuBarry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/411/161411500_97dfec.jpg)
Denise DuBarry
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Monster in the Closet (1986)
Senior Moment (2021)
![Alice Hirson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/651/161651427_1b47f6.jpg)
Alice Hirson
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Being There (1979)
Mass Appeal (1984)
![James Noble](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/651/161651439_131278.gif)
James Noble
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
1776 (1972)
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
![Than Wyenn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/745/161745131_2b29e9.jpg)
Than Wyenn
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Being There (1979)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
![John Harkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/746/161746350_11c7a6.jpg)
John Harkins
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Being There (1979)
Birdy (1984)
![Richard McKenzie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/160/162160747_5f45b8.jpg)
Richard McKenzie
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Roots (1977) (series)
The Doctor (1991)
Terrence Currier
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
...And Justice for All (1979)
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
Danna Hansen
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Salvador (1986)
Stir Crazy (1980)
![Paul Marin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/503/163503287_c93a49.jpg)
Paul Marin
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
Hardcore (1979)
Ruth Attaway
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Richard Seff
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Quiz Show (1994)
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
Katherine De Hetre
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Joni (1979)
Looker (1981)
Ned Wilson
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Jeremy (1973)
The Onion Field (1979)
Kenneth Patterson
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
...And Justice for All (1979)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Allen Williams
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Roots (1977) (series)
Nickelodeon (1976)