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The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

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.
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Melvin Frank profile
Melvin Frank

Director

Neil Simon profile
Neil Simon

Screenplay

Cast

Jack Lemmon profile
Jack Lemmon

Mel Edison

Anne Bancroft profile
Anne Bancroft

Edna Edison

Gene Saks profile
Gene Saks

Harry Edison

Elizabeth Wilson profile
Elizabeth Wilson

Pauline

Florence Stanley profile
Florence Stanley

Pearl

Maxine Stuart profile
Maxine Stuart

Belle

Ed Peck profile
Ed Peck

Man Upstairs

Gene Blakely profile
Gene Blakely

Charlie

Ivor Francis profile
Ivor Francis

Psychiatrist

Stack Pierce profile
Stack Pierce

Detective

Patricia Marshall profile
Patricia Marshall

Woman Upstairs

Dee Carroll profile
Dee Carroll

Helen

Jack Lemmon profile
Jack Lemmon

Mel Edison

Anne Bancroft profile
Anne Bancroft

Edna Edison

Gene Saks profile
Gene Saks

Harry Edison

Elizabeth Wilson profile
Elizabeth Wilson

Pauline

Florence Stanley profile
Florence Stanley

Pearl

Maxine Stuart profile
Maxine Stuart

Belle

Ed Peck profile
Ed Peck

Man Upstairs

Gene Blakely profile
Gene Blakely

Charlie

Ivor Francis profile
Ivor Francis

Psychiatrist

Stack Pierce profile
Stack Pierce

Detective

Patricia Marshall profile
Patricia Marshall

Woman Upstairs

Dee Carroll profile
Dee Carroll

Helen

Extra

Release Date

March 14, 1975

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Warner Bros. Pictures logo

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