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The Prisoner of Second Avenue

"...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.

Top Cast

  • Jack Lemmon

    Jack Lemmon

    Mel Edison

  • Anne Bancroft

    Anne Bancroft

    Edna Edison

  • Gene Saks

    Gene Saks

    Harry Edison

  • Elizabeth Wilson

    Elizabeth Wilson

    Pauline

  • Florence Stanley

    Florence Stanley

    Pearl

  • Maxine Stuart

    Maxine Stuart

    Belle

  • Ed Peck

    Ed Peck

    Man Upstairs

  • Gene Blakely

    Gene Blakely

    Charlie

  • Ivor Francis

    Ivor Francis

    Psychiatrist

Overview

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

6.6 / 10
76 Reviews
1 Popular

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