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The Landlord

1970·1h 52m·PG
DramaRomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
3,469 votes
Metascore
75
Metacritic

Naïve 29-year-old Elgar Enders buys a building in a black Brooklyn ghetto to evict the tenants and upgrade it. But instead, he grows fond of the tenants and falls in love with a mixed-race girl while his wealthy parents disapprove.

The Landlord is a 1970 drama romance movie directed by Hal Ashby, starring Beau Bridges, Pearl Bailey, Lee Grant. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 3,469 votes and runs 1h 52m.

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Director
Hal Ashby
Stars
Beau Bridges
Pearl Bailey
Lee Grant
Diana Sands
Details
1970-05-20
112 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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