CinemaOSMovie · 1975 · 1h 38m · PG
The Prisoner of Second Avenue

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

66%(78)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byMelvin Frank

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
EN
Released
March 14, 1975
Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures

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The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Mel Edison

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Edna Edison

Gene Saks

Gene Saks

Harry Edison

Elizabeth Wilson

Elizabeth Wilson

Pauline

Florence Stanley

Florence Stanley

Pearl

Maxine Stuart

Maxine Stuart

Belle

Ed Peck

Ed Peck

Man Upstairs

Gene Blakely

Gene Blakely

Charlie

Ivor Francis

Ivor Francis

Psychiatrist

Stack Pierce

Stack Pierce

Detective

Creative team
Directed by
Melvin Frank
Melvin Frank
Written by
Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Produced by
Melvin Frank
Melvin Frank

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