Cinematic background from Being There 1979 - 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.

Being There

1979

Comedy, Drama

Directors:
Hal Ashby
Writers:
Jerzy Kosinski, Robert C. Jones
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Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and a hat talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A young man smoking a cigarette in front of two other people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – Three men in black robes carrying a coffin; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man in a black suit standing at a podium in front of an old castle; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a hat and apron holding a paper bag; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A group of people standing around a gazebo; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman at a bar shaking hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a black suit and white shirt playing a game of billiards; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older woman sitting on a couch in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A group of motorcycles driving down a street past a large building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman standing on a balcony looking out over a forest; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie raising his hand in a room full of bookshelves; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man smoking a cigar while sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A person sitting at a table with a glass of water; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a brown jacket holding a white card; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man sitting in front of a television; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A group of people standing around a gazebo with a casket on it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A person wearing a suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A woman walking down a sidewalk with a briefcase; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man wearing a suit and tie in front of a book shelf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – Two men in tuxedos standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man is shaving another man's face with a wooden brush; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man holding a glass of water in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – Two women are standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man standing in the water in front of a large building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A person is standing on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A woman holding a wine glass in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man lighting a cigarette in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A woman standing on a balcony with a cup of coffee; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man wearing a hat and a coat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman sitting in front of a television; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a tuxedo talking to another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man sitting at a table in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man sitting at a table with a bouquet of flowers in front of him; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and a hat holding a pair of scissors; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a tuxedo with a medal around his neck; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman are talking to a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older woman wearing a black suit and pearl necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie lighting a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A group of people standing around a black car; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman wearing hats and suits talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A group of men standing next to each other near flowers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man sitting at a table wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man wearing a suit and hat talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – Two men are sitting at a desk in front of an american flag; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie holding a phone to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and bow tie talking to another man in a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit talking to another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man standing at a podium reading a paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman looking at each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man wearing a suit and glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a tuxedo adjusting his bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of flowers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man standing at a podium in front of two flags; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man wearing a hat and a suit walking down the street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A group of people standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – Two men in suits shaking hands in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A tv with a picture of a man on the screen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A group of men standing in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man in a suit and tie smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An old man standing in the middle of a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man and woman sitting in a bed drinking coffee; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – Two men talking in front of the white house; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – Two older men in suits posing for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – Two older men in suits talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man standing next to an older woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Being There” (1979), directed by Hal Ashby – An older man and a young woman are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle