Aired Sunday 5 April, 11:50pm - 1:55amon BBC Two HD

Being There (1979)

Comedy / Comedy drama

Black comedy about American gullibility in which a withdrawn old man, appropriately called Chance, is seized upon as some kind of oracle. His elevation to the status of a national celebrity is triggered by a road accident, in which Chance finds himself under a car driven by the wife of a political kingmaker. Soon his charm and honesty have won him the ears of people in the highest public offices.

Country
USA
Cast and crew
  • Hal AshbyDirector
  • Peter SellersChance ('Chauncey Gardiner')
  • Shirley MacLaineEve Rand
  • Jack WardenPresident 'Bobby'
  • Melvyn DouglasBenjamin Turnbull Rand
  • Richard DysartDr. Robert Allenby
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