USA,
1979, 130 min
Directed by:
Hal AshbyCinematography:
Caleb DeschanelComposer:
Johnny MandelCast:
Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart, David Clennon, Fran Brill, Sam Weisman, Fredric Lehne (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Based on Jerzy Kosinski's satirical novel about an illiterate gardener who has lived his entire life behind the walls of a Washington, D.C., house, his only knowledge of the world coming from the TV programs he watches. When his employer and protector dies, he is catapulted into the fast lane of political power. (official distributor synopsis)