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The Prisoner of Second Avenue

...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.

19751h 38mPGComedy

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About The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Directors
Melvin Frank
Cast
Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks, Elizabeth Wilson, Florence Stanley, Maxine Stuart
Genres
Comedy
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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