Forrest Gump
1994 · Comedy · Drama
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Film / 1970
The Landlord
Directed by
Hal Ashby
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 the building 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.
The story
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 the building 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.
Cast
Beau BridgesElgar Enders
Lee GrantJoyce Enders
Diana SandsFrancine "Fanny" Johnson
Pearl BaileyMarge
Walter BrookeWilliam Enders
Louis Gossett Jr.Copee Johnson
Marki BeyLanie
Mel StewartProfessor Duboise
Susan AnspachSusan Enders
Robert KleinPeter
Will MackenzieWilliam Jr.
Gretchen WaltherDoris
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Douglas GrantWalter Gee
Stanley GreeneHeywood
Oliver ClarkMr. Farcus
Florynce KennedyEnid
Joe MaddenGrandfather
Grover DaleOscar
Trish Van DevereSally
Lawrence CookLarry
Héctor ElizondoHector
John McCurryBig John
Lionel G. WilsonNumber One
Marlene ClarkMarlene
Gloria HendryGloria
Willis PinkettMaitre d'
Hannah BattleLaura Ann
Michael FergusonGene
Bobby V. GarvinErnest
Richard UsherAlvin Joe
Chelle C. MordecaiLouise
Chris CallowayChris
Carl LeeCarl
Van KirkseyVan
Louise StubbsLouise
Tony MajorTony
Hal AshbyGroom in Opening Shot (uncredited)
Joan MarshallBride in Opening Shot (uncredited)
Norman JewisonWedding Guest in Opening Shot (uncredited)
Diane KimbrellBonnie Parker (uncredited)
Charlie MurphyHubcap Thief (uncredited)
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