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The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Melvin Frank

1975 • 1h 38m

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.

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Prisoner Of Second Avenue - Trailer

Cast

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

Patricia Marshall

Patricia MarshallWoman Upstairs

Dee CarrollHelen

Ketty Lester

Ketty LesterUnemployment Clerk

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet WalshDoorman

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray AbrahamTaxi Driver

Crew

Melvin Frank

Melvin FrankProducer

Neil Simon

Neil SimonTheatre Play

Philip H. Lathrop

Philip H. LathropDirector of Photography

Billy Mauch

Billy MauchDialogue Editor

Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin HamlischOriginal Music Composer

Joel Schumacher

Joel SchumacherCostume Design

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