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Circumstances propel a feeble-minded gardener, whose entire knowledge of life comes from watching television, into becoming adviser to a powerful but dying tycoon.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Lorimar Film Entertainment, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Ashby, Hal, Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980, MacLaine, Shirley, 1934-, Warden, Jack, Douglas, Melvyn, Dysart, Richard, Basehart, Richard, 1914-1984
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, [1990]
Subjects:
Savants (Savant syndrome) > Washington (D.C.) > Drama.
Gardeners > Washington (D.C.) > Drama.
Television viewers > Washington (D.C.) > Drama.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Circumstances propel a feeble-minded gardener, whose entire knowledge of life comes from watching television, into becoming adviser to a powerful but dying tycoon.
Item Description:Based on the book by Jerzy Kosinski.
Videocassette release of the 1979 motion picture.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (130 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Academy Award, 1980: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Melvyn Douglas {"Benjamin Rand"})
Production Credits:Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editor, Don Zimmermann ; art, James Schoppe ; music, Johnny Mandel ; costumes, May Routh.