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Feature film — 1975

The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

6.71h 38mComedy

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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A high-signal pick with 79 votes.

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: Melvin Frank

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Cast & crew

Jack Lemmon as Mel Edison

Jack Lemmon

Mel Edison

Anne Bancroft as Edna Edison

Anne Bancroft

Edna Edison

Gene Saks as Harry Edison

Gene Saks

Harry Edison

Elizabeth Wilson as Pauline

Elizabeth Wilson

Pauline

Florence Stanley as Pearl

Florence Stanley

Pearl

Maxine Stuart as Belle

Maxine Stuart

Belle

Ed Peck as Man Upstairs

Ed Peck

Man Upstairs

Gene Blakely as Charlie

Gene Blakely

Charlie

Ivor Francis as Psychiatrist

Ivor Francis

Psychiatrist

Stack Pierce as Detective

Stack Pierce

Detective

Patricia Marshall as Woman Upstairs

Patricia Marshall

Woman Upstairs

D

Dee Carroll

Helen

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