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

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

6.6 / 10 6.6 1975 1h 38mPG

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.

Directed by Melvin Frank

VISUAL NOTES

Stills from The Prisoner of Second Avenue

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CAST

The people behind the story

Jack Lemmon

Jack LemmonMel Edison

Anne Bancroft

Anne BancroftEdna Edison

Gene Saks

Gene SaksHarry Edison

Elizabeth Wilson

Elizabeth WilsonPauline

Florence Stanley

Florence StanleyPearl

Maxine Stuart

Maxine StuartBelle

Ed Peck

Ed PeckMan Upstairs

Gene Blakely

Gene BlakelyCharlie