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The Landlord
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The Landlord

1970-05-20 · 112 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy · Drama

At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially, his intention is to evict the black tenants and convert the building into a posh flat. But Elgar is not one to be bound by yesterday's urges, and soon he has other thoughts on his mind.

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Directors
Hal Ashby
Production companies
The Mirisch Company, Cartier Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Beau BridgesBeau BridgesElgar Enders
Lee GrantLee GrantJoyce Enders
Diana SandsDiana SandsFrancine "Fanny" Johnson
Pearl BaileyPearl BaileyMarge
Walter BrookeWalter BrookeWilliam Enders
Louis Gossett Jr.Louis Gossett Jr.Copee Johnson
Marki BeyMarki BeyLanie
Mel StewartMel StewartProfessor Duboise
Susan AnspachSusan AnspachSusan Enders
Robert KleinRobert KleinPeter
Will MackenzieWilliam Jr.
Gretchen WaltherDoris
Douglas GrantDouglas GrantWalter Gee
Stanley GreeneHeywood
Oliver ClarkMr. Farcus
Florynce KennedyFlorynce KennedyEnid
Joe MaddenJoe MaddenGrandfather
Grover DaleGrover DaleOscar
Trish Van DevereTrish Van DevereSally
Lawrence CookLawrence CookLarry

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