The Prisoner of Second Avenue
...and you think you've got problems.
PG 1975 · 98 min · ★ 6.7 · 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 · Written by Neil Simon
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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 - D Dee Carroll Helen
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