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

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros, Lorimar Film Entertainment, Northstar Entertainment, Inc, 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, Mandel, Johnny, Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Soundtracks: English and French; optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2001]
Edition:Widescreen.
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 the president of the United States and a powerful but dying tycoon.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Jerzy Kosinski.
Originally released as motion picture in 1979.
Presented in widescreen format; enhanced for widescreen TVs.
Special features: Cast/filmmaker profiles -- Theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 DVD-video (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, mono.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Academy Award, 1980: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Melvyn Douglas {"Benjamin Rand"})
Production Credits:Music, Johnny Mandel ; editor, Don Zimmerman ; director of photography, Caleb Deschanel.
ISBN:0790757230