The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

...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.

Date of release
1975-03-14
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (78)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Melvin Frank

Casting

  • Jack Lemmon — Mel Edison
  • Anne Bancroft — Edna Edison
  • Gene Saks — Harry Edison
  • Elizabeth Wilson — Pauline
  • Florence Stanley — Pearl
  • Maxine Stuart — Belle
  • Ed Peck — Man Upstairs
  • Gene Blakely — Charlie
  • Ivor Francis — Psychiatrist
  • Stack Pierce — Detective
  • Patricia Marshall — Woman Upstairs
  • Dee Carroll — Helen

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