Being There (1979)
Final film of Sellers' great period. Being There is Hal Ashby's 1979 American satire adapting Jerzy Kosinski's 1971 novella.
Director: Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby directed Harold and Maude, The Last Detail, Shampoo, Coming Home and Being There in a single decade, which is among the strongest runs of the New Hollywood period. He was an Academy Award winning editor first and his final years were consumed by studio disputes.