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Synopsis
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.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 7.9/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 95% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 83/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 7.6/101,175 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 83 | 100% |
Key crew
- Hal AshbyDirector
- Johnny MandelOriginal Music Composer
- Jerzy KosińskiScreenplay
Cast
- Peter SellersChance
- Shirley MacLaineEve Rand
- Melvyn DouglasBenjamin Rand
- Jack WardenPresident 'Bobby'
- Richard DysartDr. Robert Allenby
- Richard BasehartVladimir Skrapinov
- Ruth AttawayLouise
- David ClennonThomas Franklin
- Fran BrillSally Hayes
- Denise DuBarryJohanna Franklin
- Alice HirsonFirst Lady
- Jerome HellmanGary Burns
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