---
title: 'The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Melvin Frank'
released: '1975-03-14'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-prisoner-of-second-avenue-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072034/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

1975 · 98 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank)
- **Producer:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank)
- **Screenplay:** [Neil Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-simon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marvin Hamlisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/marvin-hamlisch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Philip H. Lathrop](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-h-lathrop)
- **Editor:** [Bob Wyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-wyman)

## Cast

- [Anne Bancroft](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-bancroft)
- [Ivor Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivor-francis)
- [Florence Stanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-stanley)
- [Gary Owens](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-owens)
- [Maxine Stuart](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxine-stuart)
- [Elizabeth Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-wilson)
- [Gene Blakely](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-blakely)
- [Sylvester Stallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvester-stallone)
- [James McCallion](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mccallion)
- [M. Emmet Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-emmet-walsh)
- [F. Murray Abraham](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-murray-abraham)
- [Gene Saks](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-saks)
- [Jack Lemmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lemmon)
- [Stack Pierce](https://cinepixo.com/people/stack-pierce)
- [Joe Turkel](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-turkel)

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