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The Landlord

The Landlord

Watch the landlord get his.

19705.81h 52m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hal Ashby
Written by Kristin Hunter, Bill Gunn
Produced by Norman Jewison
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Top Cast

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Elgar Enders

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Joyce Enders

Diana Sands

Diana Sands

Francine "Fanny" Johnson

Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey

Marge

Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

William Enders

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Copee Johnson

Marki Bey

Marki Bey

Lanie

Mel Stewart

Mel Stewart

Professor Duboise

Susan Anspach

Susan Anspach

Susan Enders

Robert Klein

Robert Klein

Peter

Themes & Keywords

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About The Landlord

The Landlord is a comedy, drama film released in 1970 exploring themes of landlord, tenant. Directed by Hal Ashby, it stars Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Diana Sands. 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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