The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Name: The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1975-03-14
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks, Elizabeth Wilson, Florence Stanley

March 14, 1975
Directed by
Melvin Frank

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.

new york city

neighbor

nervous breakdown

unemployment

heatwave

Last Updated: September 16, 2023

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

Trailer

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