The Prisoner of Second Avenue
...and you think you've got problems.
6.7
77 votes
1975
1h 38m
Comedy
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.
Directed by Melvin Frank
Top 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 UpstairsD
Dee Carroll
Helen
Ketty Lester
Unemployment Clerk
M. Emmet Walsh
Doorman
F. Murray Abraham
Taxi Driver
James McCallion
Mr. CoopermanF
Fat Thomas
Bus Driver
Arlen Stuart
Elevator Passenger
Sylvester Stallone
Youth in ParkA
Alan DeWitt
Wayne MorganDetails
Status
Released
Release date
March 14, 1975
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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