Being there
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009].
Format
DVD
Edition
Deluxe edition.
ISBN
1419873296, 9781419873294
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington - Audiovisual Area (Main Floor) | DVD/B | On Shelf | |
| East Providence (Weaver) - DVD | DVD Bei | Checked Out | June 11, 2024 |
| St. George's - DVD | DVD Being | On Shelf | |
| Warwick Public - DVD | DVD BEI | On Shelf |
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009].
Edition
Deluxe edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1419873296, 9781419873294
UPC
883929037094
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on the novel by Jerzy Kosinski.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979.
General Note
Special features: "Memories from Being there" featurette; 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
DVD, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital mono.
Language
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards
Academy Award Nomination 1979 Actor in a Leading Role.
Awards
Academy Award Winner 1979 Actor in a Supporting Role.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Braunsberg, A., Kosinski, J., Ashby, H., Sellers, P., MacLaine, S., Douglas, M., Warden, J., Dysart, R., Basehart, R., Attaway, R., & Clennon, D. (2009). Being there (Deluxe edition.). 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 Deluxe edition., Warner Home Video, 2009.
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