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1975

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

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.

Credits

Director

Melvin Frank

Producer

Melvin Frank

Writer

Neil Simon

Cinematographer

Philip H. Lathrop

Composer

Marvin Hamlisch

Cast

Jack Lemmon , Anne Bancroft , Gene Saks , Elizabeth Wilson , Florence Stanley , Maxine Stuart , Ed Peck , Gene Blakely , Ivor Francis , Stack Pierce

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre

Comedy

Posters

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The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) international poster - US
US international
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) character poster - US
US character
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) teaser poster - US
US teaser
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) imax poster - US
US imax

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