The Landlord (1970)

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The Landlord on IMDb 6.9/10 1,726 votes

Released:
1970-05-20

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.

Director:
Hal Ashby

Runtime:
1h 52min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Beau Bridges
    as
    Elgar Enders
  • Lee Grant
    as
    Joyce Enders
  • Diana Sands
    as
    Francine "Fanny" Johnson
  • Pearl Bailey
    as
    Marge
  • Walter Brooke
    as
    William Enders