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The Prisoner of Second Avenue

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.

1975 |1h 38m |  Comedy

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Cast

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Jack Lemmon

Mel Edison

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Anne Bancroft

Edna Edison

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Elizabeth Wilson

Pauline

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Florence Stanley

Pearl

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Maxine Stuart

Belle

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Ed Peck

Man Upstairs

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Gene Blakely

Charlie

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Ivor Francis

Psychiatrist

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Stack Pierce

Detective

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Patricia Marshall

Woman Upstairs

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M. Emmet Walsh

Doorman

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F. Murray Abraham

Taxi Driver

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James McCallion

Mr. Cooperman

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Arlen Stuart

Elevator Passenger

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Sylvester Stallone

Youth in Park

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Gary Owens

Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

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John Ritter

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

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Cosmo Sardo

Subway Passenger (uncredited)

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Joe Turkel

Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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