Being There (1979)
Final film of Sellers' great period. Being There is Hal Ashby's 1979 American satire adapting Jerzy Kosinski's 1971 novella.
Jack Warden was nominated twice, for Shampoo and Heaven Can Wait, and worked continuously for four decades in supporting parts.
12 Angry Men gives him the juror who wants to get to a ball game, which is a small role that carries the film’s argument about how little most people care.
All the President’s Men, Being There and Used Cars fill out the range. He was a professional boxer and a paratrooper before acting, breaking his leg on a night jump.
Jack WardenFinal film of Sellers' great period. Being There is Hal Ashby's 1979 American satire adapting Jerzy Kosinski's 1971 novella.
Bill PullmanSandra Bullock had been working primarily in supporting and lower-budget productions before While You Were Sleeping. Lucy Moderatz is a lonely Chicago Transit Authority token booth operator who has developed daily romantic fantasy interest in a handsome commuter named Peter…
Ed BegleyThe film runs ninety-six minutes. The film takes place almost entirely in a singl.
Brad DexterRun Silent, Run Deep is one of the great American submarine films and one of the most accomplished collaborations between Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. Robert Wise had been one of the most accomplished American directors of the previous two…
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