The Prisoner of Second Avenue(Movie, 1975)

Name: The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1975
Duration: T01:38:00
Rating: 3.5

| 1h 38min | Genre: Comedy

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 24 votes)

The Prisoner of Second Avenue is a 1975 American black comedy film written by Neil Simon, directed and produced by Melvin Frank and starring Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft. Neil Simon adapted the screenplay from his 1971 Broadway play. ()

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Available languages: English
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Duration: 1h 38min

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 38min

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Duration: 1h 38min

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About 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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: New York City (NYC)

Plays in: New York City (NYC)

Based on: "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 15 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 03/14/1975

Cast: Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks, M. Emmet Walsh, F. Murray Abraham, Sylvester Stallone, Ed Peck, Elizabeth Wilson, Gary Owens, Gene Blakely, Florence Stanley, Maxine Stuart, Joe Turkel, Stack Pierce, James McCallion, Ivor Francis

Director: Melvin Frank

Producer: Melvin Frank

Screenwriter: Neil Simon

Film Editor: Bob Wyman

Director of Photography: Philip H. Lathrop

Composer: Marvin Hamlisch

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Prisoner Of Second Ave"

Keywords: neighbor, new york city, unemployment, heatwave, nervous breakdown

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The Prisoner of Second Avenue(Movie, 1975)

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