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The Prisoner of Second Avenue(1975)

PGMarch 14, 19751h 38m

67%User score 67 percent

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76 votes

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

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

Top Billed Cast

Jack Lemmon
Mel Edison
Anne Bancroft
Edna Edison
Gene Saks
Harry Edison
Elizabeth Wilson
Pauline

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Status: Released
Original title: The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Original language: English
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

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