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67% Critic Match
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
“...and you think you've got problems.”
6.7 / 10• 1975• 1h 38m•PG• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jack Lemmon
Mel Edison
Lead
Anne Bancroft
Edna Edison
Gene Saks
Harry Edison
Elizabeth Wilson
Pauline
Florence Stanley
Pearl
Maxine Stuart
Belle
Ed Peck
Man Upstairs
Gene Blakely
Charlie
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Melvin Frank's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Prisoner of Second Avenue is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
