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The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

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

  • Comedy

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.

Rating
6.7 / 10 (79 votes)
Release date
March 14, 1975
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
English
Director
Melvin Frank
Status
Released
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Top 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

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