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The Prisoner of Second Avenue

6.7PG

MovieComedy19751h 38m

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

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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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 by
Melvin Frank
Written by
Neil Simon
Genres
Comedy
Released
March 14, 1975
Runtime
1h 38m
Status
Released
Language
English
Countries
United States of America
Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Jack LemmonMel Edison
  • Anne BancroftEdna Edison
  • Gene SaksHarry Edison
  • Elizabeth WilsonPauline
  • Florence StanleyPearl
  • Maxine StuartBelle
  • Ed PeckMan Upstairs
  • Gene BlakelyCharlie
  • Ivor FrancisPsychiatrist
  • Stack PierceDetective
  • Patricia MarshallWoman Upstairs
  • DDee CarrollHelen
  • Ketty LesterUnemployment Clerk
  • M. Emmet WalshDoorman
  • F. Murray AbrahamTaxi Driver
  • James McCallionMr. Cooperman
  • FFat ThomasBus Driver
  • Arlen StuartElevator Passenger
  • Sylvester StalloneYouth in Park
  • AAlan DeWittWayne Morgan

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