The Landlord (1970)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.987 |
Directed By
Hal Ashby
Crew
Hal Ashby
Kristin Hunter
Drake Walker
Vincent Callaghan
Harold Melvin
Kurt Baker
Norman I. Cohen
Terence Nelson
Marvin I. Kosberg
Chris Newman
Richard Portman
James Richard
Bill Tuck
Norman Jewison
Al Kooper
Gordon Willis
William A. Sawyer
Edward Warschilka
Lynn Stalmaster
Robert F. Boyle
Domingo A. Rodriguez
Bill Gunn
Patrick J. Palmer
Walter Mirisch
John Godfrey
Marguerite James
Michael Chapman
TOP CAST
Beau Bridges
Elgar Enders
Lee Grant
Joyce Enders
Diana Sands
Francine "Fanny" Johnson
Pearl Bailey
Marge
Walter Brooke
William Enders
Louis Gossett Jr.
Copee Johnson
Marki Bey
Lanie
Mel Stewart
Professor Duboise
Susan Anspach
Susan Enders
Robert Klein
Peter
Will Mackenzie
William Jr.
Gretchen Walther
Doris
Douglas Grant
Walter Gee
Stanley Greene
Heywood
Oliver Clark
Mr. Farcus
Florynce Kennedy
Enid
Joe Madden
Grandfather
Grover Dale
Oscar
Trish Van Devere
Sally
Lawrence Cook
Larry
Hector Elizondo
Hector
John McCurry
Big John
Lionel G. Wilson
Number One
Marlene Clark
Marlene
Gloria Hendry
Gloria
Willis Pinkett
Maitre d'
Hannah Battle
Laura Ann
Michael Ferguson
Gene
Bobby V. Garvin
Ernest
Richard Usher
Alvin Joe
Chelle C. Mordecai
Louise
Chris Calloway
Chris
Carl Lee
Carl
Van Kirksey
Van
Louise Stubbs
Louise
Tony Major
Tony
Hal Ashby
Groom in Opening Shot (uncredited)
Joan Marshall
Bride in Opening Shot (uncredited)
Norman Jewison
Wedding Guest in Opening Shot (uncredited)
Diane Kimbrell
Bonnie Parker (uncredited)
Charlie Murphy
Hubcap Thief (uncredited)
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