The Prisoner of Second Avenue

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

1975 · 1h 38m · Comedy

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

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 as Mel Edison
Anne Bancroft as Edna Edison
Gene Saks as Harry Edison
Elizabeth Wilson as Pauline
Florence Stanley as Pearl
Maxine Stuart as Belle
Ed Peck as Man Upstairs
Gene Blakely as Charlie
Ivor Francis as Psychiatrist
Stack Pierce as Detective
Patricia Marshall as Woman Upstairs
Dee Carroll as Helen

Details

Director: Melvin Frank
Released: March 14, 1975
Runtime: 1h 38m
Genres: Comedy
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Status: Released
TMDB score: 6.6 / 10 from 78 votes

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