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The Landlord

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The Landlord
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PG,1hr 53min
Genres:
Comedy,Romance
Released:
January 1, 1970
Director:
Hal Ashby
Starring:
Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Diana Sands  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Hastings, AMG Review
Oscar-winning editor Hal Ashby cut his teeth as a director with this counter-culture tale of a spoiled slumlord and the tenants who transform him. Beau Bridges turns in one of his most buoyant, affable performances as the conceited Elgar, whose resolve to remodel his building into luxury living is broken first by a romance, then by a deeper understanding of the people he houses. The project was originally ... Full Review
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Beau Bridges
Elgar Enders
Lee Grant
Mrs. Enders
Diana Sands
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Pearl Bailey
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