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Being There poster

Being There Cast & Characters

Being There (1979) stars Peter Sellers as Chance, Shirley MacLaine as Eve Rand and Melvyn Douglas as Benjamin Rand. The drama movie was released December 19, 1979. Below is the full cast and crew.

PG 1979 · 2h 10m 76 Audience
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Starring Cast
P
Peter Sellers
Chance
S
Shirley MacLaine
Eve Rand
M
Melvyn Douglas
Benjamin Rand
J
Jack Warden
President 'Bobby'
R
Richard Dysart
Dr. Robert Allenby
R
Richard Basehart
Vladimir Skrapinov
Key crew
Director
Hal Ashby
Screenplay
Jerzy Kosiński
Based on
Jerzy Kosiński
Producers
Jack Schwartzman , Andrew Braunsberg , Charles Mulvehill
Music
Johnny Mandel
Cinematography
Caleb Deschanel
Editor
Don Zimmerman
Production design
Michael D. Haller
Costume design
May Routh
Casting
Lynn Stalmaster

Full cast

22 cast members

Crew by department

25 crew members