The Landlord

– At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 52 Minutes
Release Year:
1970
The Landlord (1970)

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 it 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.

Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:

The Landlord (1970) - Trailer

Release Date:

20 May 1970

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Hal Ashby

Writer:

Bill Gunn (screenplay), Kristin Hunter (novel)

Main Actors:

Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Diana Sands, Pearl Bailey

Plot:

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 it 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. He's grown fond of the black tenants and particularly of Fanny, the wife of a black radical; he's maybe fallen in love with Lanie, a mixed race girl; he's lost interest in redecorating his home. Joyce, his mother has not relinquished this interest and in one of the film's most hilarious sequences gives her Master Charge card to Marge, a black tenant and appoints her decorator.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations.

Production:

United Artists

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
Metacritic:
75%