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Feature film — 1970

The Landlord (1970)

6.01h 52mComedy — 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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A high-signal pick with 53 votes.

The Mirisch Company / Cartier Productions

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Director: Hal Ashby

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Cast & crew

Beau Bridges as Elgar Enders

Beau Bridges

Elgar Enders

Lee Grant as Joyce Enders

Lee Grant

Joyce Enders

Diana Sands as Francine "Fanny" Johnson

Diana Sands

Francine "Fanny" Johnson

Pearl Bailey as Marge

Pearl Bailey

Marge

Walter Brooke as William Enders

Walter Brooke

William Enders

Louis Gossett Jr. as Copee Johnson

Louis Gossett Jr.

Copee Johnson

Marki Bey as Lanie

Marki Bey

Lanie

Mel Stewart as Professor Duboise

Mel Stewart

Professor Duboise

Susan Anspach as Susan Enders

Susan Anspach

Susan Enders

Robert Klein as Peter

Robert Klein

Peter

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Will Mackenzie

William Jr.

G

Gretchen Walther

Doris

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