The Landlord

The Landlord

1970 · 1h 52m

1Nom

Directed by Hal Ashby

Synopsis

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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Details

Released
20 May 1970
Runtime
1h 52m
Director
Hal Ashby
Writers
Bill Gunn
Countries
United States of America
Languages
English
Production
The Mirisch Company, Cartier Productions

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Cast

  • Beau Bridges
  • Lee GrantNominated
  • Diana Sands
  • Pearl Bailey
  • Walter Brooke
  • Louis Gossett Jr.
  • Marki Bey
  • Mel Stewart
  • Susan Anspach
  • Robert Klein