Being Human (film)

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Being Human
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Directed by	Bill Forsyth
Produced by	Robert F. Colesberry
Written by	Bill Forsyth
Starring	Robin Williams John Turturro Bill Nighy Robert Carlyle Ewan McGregor Anna Galiena
Music by	Michael Gibbs
Cinematography	Michael Coulter
Editing by	Michael Ellis
Release date(s)	1993
Running time	122 min
Country	United Kingdom Japan
Language	English Gaelic Friulian
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Being Human is a 1993 film starring Robin Williams.

The film portrays the experience of a single human soul (portrayed by Williams) through various incarnations. Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span man's history on the earth.

The film was written and directed by Bill Forsyth for David Puttnam while he was in control of Columbia Studios in 1989. When Putnam was ousted Being Human was pulled from the distribution schedule and was given a limited release in 1993. Being Human was Ewan McGregor's screen debut.

[edit] Cast

Robin Williams: Hector
John Turturro: Lucinnius
Bill Nighy: Julian
Vincent D'Onofrio: Priest
Robert Carlyle: Pre-Historic Shaman
Simon McBurney: Hermes
Hector Elizondo: Dom Paulo
Ewan McGregor: Alvarez
William H. Macy: Boris
Theresa Russell: Narrator
Anna Galiena: Beatrice

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