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Film · Comedy

The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

★ 6.7 · 79 votesIMDb★ 6.7 · 4,371 votes1 h 38 minComedy1975

...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.

Director
Melvin Frank
Writers
Neil Simon
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
March 14, 1975

The Prisoner of Second Avenue cast

  • Jack LemmonMel Edison
  • Anne BancroftEdna Edison
  • Gene SaksHarry Edison
  • Elizabeth WilsonPauline
  • Florence StanleyPearl
  • Maxine StuartBelle
  • Ed PeckMan Upstairs
  • Gene BlakelyCharlie
  • Ivor FrancisPsychiatrist
  • Stack PierceDetective
  • Patricia MarshallWoman Upstairs
  • Dee CarrollHelen
  • Ketty LesterUnemployment Clerk
  • M. Emmet WalshDoorman
  • F. Murray AbrahamTaxi Driver
  • James McCallionMr. Cooperman
  • Fat ThomasBus Driver
  • Arlen StuartElevator Passenger
  • Sylvester StalloneYouth in Park
  • Alan DeWittWayne Morgan

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