The Landlord (1970)
- Starring:
- Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, (more)
- Director(s):
- Hal Ashby
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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Wealthy, insensitive young Beau Bridges buys an inner-city tenement, planning to evict the present occupants and construct a luxury home for himself. But once he ventures into the tenement, he grows quite fond of the low-income ethnic types who dwell within. He even kicks over the traces of his WASP upbringing by romancing black tenants Diana Sands and Marki Bey. Though essentially a comedy, The Landlord offers several painful truths about ghetto existence. Essentially, Beau Bridges acts as the audience's "eyes:" we learn as he learns, we grow as he grows. The Landlord represents the first directorial effort of Oscar-winning film editor Hal Ashby. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Beau Bridges - Elgar Enders
- Diana Sands - Fanny
- Pearl Bailey - Marge
- Douglas Grant - Walter Gee
- Walter Brooke - Mr. Enders
- Gretchen Walther - Doris
- Will MacKenzie - William Jr.
- Joe Madden - Grandfather
- Florynce Kennedy - Enid
- Marlene Clark - Marlene
- Oliver Clark - Mr. Farcus
- Van Kirksey - Van
- John McCurry - Big John
- Grover Dale - Oscar
- Lee Grant - Mrs. Enders
- Marki Bey - Lanie
- Louis Gossett, Jr. - Copee
- Mel Stewart - Prof. Duboise
- Susan Anspach - Susan Enders
- Hector Elizondo - Hector
- Michael Ferguson - Gene
- Gloria Hendry - Gloria
- Louise Stubbs - Louise
- Carl Lee - Carl
- Robert Klein - Peter
- Stanley Greene - Heywood
- Trish VanDevere - Sally
- Director(s):
- Hal Ashby
- Writer(s):
- Bill Gunn
- Producer(s):
- Patrick Palmer, Norman Jewison
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children)
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