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The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

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

  • Mar 14, 1975
  • 1h 38m
  • PG
TMDB user score 6.7/10 79 votes on TMDB
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Story

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

  • 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
  • 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

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