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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1975-03-14
Languageen
Runtime1h 38m
Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

6.6(78)
•1975•1h 38m

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

"...and you think you've got problems."

Comedy

Overview

Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age during an intense NYC heat wave.

Director
Melvin Frank
Writing & Screenplay
Neil Simon
Cinematography
Philip H. Lathrop

Principal Cast

30 credited
Jack Lemmon
Jack LemmonMel Edison
Anne Bancroft
Anne BancroftEdna Edison
Gene Saks
Gene SaksHarry Edison
Elizabeth Wilson
Elizabeth WilsonPauline
Florence Stanley
Florence StanleyPearl
Maxine Stuart
Maxine StuartBelle
Ed Peck
Ed PeckMan Upstairs
Gene Blakely
Gene BlakelyCharlie
Ivor Francis
Ivor FrancisPsychiatrist
Stack Pierce
Stack PierceDetective

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