The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Comedy · 1975 · 1h 38m

Movie

6.7/10 · TMDB

...and you think you've got problems.

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

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

Information

Release date
14 March 1975
Director
Melvin Frank
Genres
Comedy
Runtime
1h 38m
Country of origin
United States

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