

The Landlord
1970-05-20 · 112 min · ★ 6.0
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 BridgesElgar Enders
Lee GrantJoyce Enders
Diana SandsFrancine "Fanny" Johnson
Pearl BaileyMarge
Walter BrookeWilliam Enders
Louis Gossett Jr.Copee Johnson
Marki BeyLanie
Mel StewartProfessor Duboise
Susan AnspachSusan Enders
Robert KleinPeter
Douglas GrantWalter Gee
Florynce KennedyEnid
Joe MaddenGrandfather
Grover DaleOscar
Trish Van DevereSally
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