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The Prisoner of Second Avenue(1975)

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

6.6(75)1h 38m1975-03-14

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
Writers:: Neil Simon, Neil Simon
Producers:: Melvin Frank
Cinematographer:: Philip H. Lathrop
Composer:: Marvin Hamlisch
Production:: Warner Bros. Pictures
Status:: Released

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Cast

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

Patricia Marshall

Patricia Marshall

Woman Upstairs

Dee Carroll

Dee Carroll

Helen