The Landlord (1970)
| Release Date | 20 May 1970 |
| Tagline | Watch the landlord get his. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Comedy of Manners, Message Movie |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Themes | Class Differences, Opposites Attract, Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance |
| Tones | Humorous, Satirical, Wry, Quirky, Literate |
| Tags | Ethics, Landlord, Life Choices, Love, Marriage, Plans, Pregnancy, Racist, Tenant, Tenement |
The Landlord is a 1970 film directed by Hal Ashby, which was based on the novel by Kristin Hunter. The film stars Beau Bridges in the lead role of a well to do white man who becomes landlord of an inner city tenement, unaware that the people he is responsible for are low-income, streetwise residents. Also in the cast are Diana Sands, Lee Grant, Pearl Bailey, and Louis Gossett, Jr.. The film was Ashby's first film as director.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Walter Brooke
William Enders Sr.
Marki Bey
Lanie
Will Mackenzie
William Enders Jr.
Gretchen Walther
Mrs. Doris Enders
Douglas Grant
Walter Gee Copee
Stanley Greene
Heywood the Butler
Oliver Clark
Mr. Farcus
Joe Madden
Grandfather Enders
Lawrence Cook
Larry
John McCurry
Big John
Lionel G. Wilson
Number One
Marlene Clark
Marlene
Willis Pinkett
Maitre d'
Hannah Battle
Laura Ann
Michael Ferguson
Gene
Bobby V. Garvin
Ernest
Richard Usher
Alvin Joe
Chelle C. Mordecai
Louise
Christopher L. Calloway
Chris
Carl Lee
Carl
Van Kirksey
Van
Louise Stubbs
Louise
Tony Major
Tony
Director
Writer
Kristin Hunter
Bill Gunn
Producer
Patrick J. Palmer
associate producer
Original Music
Al Kooper
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Cinematographer
Gordon Willis
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Editor
William A. Sawyer
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Edward Warschilka
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Casting Director
Lynn Stalmaster
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Production Designer
Robert F. Boyle
Set Decorator
John Godfrey
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Costume Designer
Domingo A. Rodriguez
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Makeup Department
Vincent Callaghan
makeup artist
Harold Melvin
hair stylist
Production Manager
Edward Morey Jr.
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kurt Baker
second assistant director
Norman I. Cohen
second assistant director
Terence Nelson
first assistant director
Art Department
William Chaiken
chargeman scenic artist
Herbert F. Mulligan
property master
Eugene Powell
master scenic artist
Jules Wollock
chief carpenter
Sound Department
Marvin I. Kosberg
sound editor
Christopher Newman
sound
Richard Portman
sound re-recordist
James Richard
sound editor
Bill Tuck
sound consultant
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Chapman
camera operator
Vincent Delaney
gaffer
Sheldon Lubow
second assistant camera
Tibor Sands
first assistant camera
Robert Ward
key grip
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Celia Bryant
assistant wardrobe supervisor
Yvonne T. Stoney
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Don Zimmerman
editorial consultant
Music Department
Charlie Calello
music supervisor
Ken Johnson
music editor
James D. Young
music editor
Transportation Department
Raymond Hartwick
transportation captain
Other Crew
Ed Dessisso
production apprentice
Hal De Windt
assistant to producer
Marguerite James
script supervisor
Tony Maio
production apprentice
Steven P. Skloot
location manager
Judy Smith
secretary to the director
Drake Walker
production apprentice
Production Company
Cartier Productions
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Mirisch Corporation, The
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Distributor
United Artists
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Related Lists
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Being There (1979)
Bound for Glory (1976)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Harold And Maude (2007)
Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
Second-Hand Hearts (1981)
Shampoo (1975)
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The Last Detail (1973)
The Slugger's Wife (1985)
