Being there
(Blu-ray) 

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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2009.
Format
Blu-ray
Language
English
ISBN
1419875248, 9781419875243
UPC
883929043521

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Jerzy Kosinski.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
General Note
Special features: "Memories from Being there" featurette; two recently discovered scenes; alternate ending; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editor, Don Zimmerman ; music, Johnny Mandel.
Participants/Performers
Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehard, Ruth Attaway, Dave Clennon.
Description
Chance is a secluded gardener who has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television. After a run in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of Eve and her husband Ben. Ben is an influential, but sickly businessman. Now called Chauncey Gardner, Chance becomes friend and confidante to Ben, as well as an unlikely political insider.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details
Blu-ray disc, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby TrueHD 1.0; Dolby Digital 1.0, 1080p High Definition.
System Details
This Blu-ray disc and not play in standard DVD players.
Language
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Braunsberg, A., Sellers, P., MacLaine, S., Douglas, M., Basehart, R., Kosinski, J., Dysart, R., Clennon, D., Warden, J., Attaway, R., Kosinski, J., & Ashby, H. (2009). Being there . Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Andrew. Braunsberg et al.. 2009. Being There. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Andrew. Braunsberg et al.. Being There Warner Home Video, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Braunsberg, Andrew., et al. Being There Warner Home Video, 2009.

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