United States / Mar 14, 1975 / PG
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gene Blakely | Charlie |
| Ivor Francis | Psychiatrist |
| Stack Pierce | Detective |
| Patricia Marshall | Woman Upstairs |
| Dee Carroll | Helen |
| Ketty Lester | Unemployment Clerk |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Doorman |
| F. Murray Abraham | Taxi Driver |
| James McCallion | Mr. Cooperman |
| Fat Thomas | Bus Driver |
| Arlen Stuart | Elevator Passenger |
| Sylvester Stallone | Youth in Park |
| Alan DeWitt | Wayne Morgan |
| Harry Ray | Man with Dog |
| Lonnie Burr | Man on Street (uncredited) |
| Eddie Garrett | Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
| Ben Lautman | NYU Student (uncredited) |
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| Dave Michaels | Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited) |
| Gary Owens | Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited) |
| John Ritter | Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Subway Passenger (uncredited) |
| Norman Stevans | Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
| Joe Turkel | Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Prisoner of Second Avenue |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 14 marzo 1975 |
| Production | Melvin Frank |
| Writer | Neil Simon |
| Editing | Bob Wyman |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop, Carl Manoogian, Lou Barlia, Vinnie Gerardo |
| Assistant directors | Bruce Satterlee, Howard Roessel, Melvin Frank, Hope Williams |
| Camera operators | Lou Barlia, Carl Manoogian, Vinnie Gerardo, Philip H. Lathrop |
| Additional photography | Carl Manoogian, Lou Barlia, Vinnie Gerardo, Philip H. Lathrop |
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