- Country: USA, West Germany
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release: 1980-02-08
- Director: Hal Ashby
- Writers: Jerzy Kosinski
- Language: English | Russian | Italian
- Stars: Peter Sellers (I) (1925–1980) , Shirley MacLaine , Melvyn Douglas , Jack Warden (1920–2006) , Richard Dysart , Richard Basehart , Ruth Attaway , David Clennon , Fran Brill , Denise DuBarry
- Runtime: 130 min
- Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 15 nominations total
- AKA: Un jardinero con suerte (Mexico) , Byl jsem pri tom , Chance , Bienvenue Mister Chance (Canada) , Being There (Israel) , Присъствие (Bulgaria) , Isten hozta, Mr... (Hungary) , チャンス (Japan) , Buvimas ten (Lithuania) , Desde el jardín (Venezuela) , Desde el jardín (Peru) , Dobro došli, gospodine Chance (Croatia) , Будучи там , Desde el jardín (Mexico) , Being There (Netherlands the) , Välkommen Mr. Chance! (Sweden) , Willkommen, Mr. Chance , Bem-Vindo Mr. Chance (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , 찬스 (Korea) , Mr. Chance (India) , Chansu (Japan) , Being There (United Kingdom) , Wystarczy być (Poland) , Bol som pri tom , Dobrodosli, gospod Chance (Slovenia) , 無為而治 (Taiwan) , Merhaba Dünya (Turkey) , Velkommen, Mr. Chance (Norway) , Willkommen, Mr. Chance (Germany) , Velkommen, Mr. Chance (Denmark) , Добро дошли, господине Ченс (Serbia) , Being There , Bienvenue Mister Chance (France, French Republic) , Коли я буду там (Ukraine) , Being There (Canada) , Välkommen Mr. Chance! (Finland) , Being There (Ireland) , Oltre il giardino (Italy) , Being There (United Arab Emirates) , Muito Além do Jardim (Brazil) , Welkom Mister Chance (Belgium) , Being There (United States of America) , Tervetuloa, Mr. Chance! (Finland) , Bienvenido Mr. Chance (Spain) , Να είσαι εκεί, κύριε Τσανς (Greece) , Un gradinar face cariera (Romania) , Desde el jardín (Argentina) , Being There (Australia)
- Plot:
A simple-minded gardener named Chance 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.
- IMDB:tt0078841
Being There Cast · · · ALL
Hal Ashby
Director
Peter Sellers
(I)
(1925–1980)
Chance
Shirley MacLaine
Eve Rand
Melvyn Douglas
Benjamin Rand
Jack Warden
(1920–2006)
President 'Bobby'
Richard Dysart
Dr. Robert Allenby
Richard Basehart
Vladimir Skrapinov
Ruth Attaway
Louise
David Clennon
Thomas Franklin
Fran Brill
Sally Hayes
Denise DuBarry
Johanna Franklin
Alice Hirson
First Lady
Jerome Hellman
Gary Burns
John Harkins
Sidney Courtney
James Noble
Kaufman
Mitch Kreindel
Dennis Watson
Oteil Burbridge
Lolo
Richard Venture
Wilson
Sam Weisman
Colson
Elya Baskin
Karpatov
Hal Ashby
Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited)