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©2001
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1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85)
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
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979
Special features: interactive menus, cast/filmmaker profiles, theatrical trailer, scene access, awards list
Music, Johnny Mandel ; executive producer, Jack Schwartzman ; editor, Don Zimmerman ; director of photography, Caleb Deschanel
Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart
MPAA rating: PG
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English and French language soundtracks (Dolby mono) ; optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Douglas), 1980