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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1 hour 38 minutes1975-03-14
6.7
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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
![Jack Lemmon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4yowflZgO62PGTPADoFzkYSrZv.jpg)
Jack Lemmon
Mel Edison
![Anne Bancroft](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ydabiabIsMBe2HsNmx43gBpqzxx.jpg)
Anne Bancroft
Edna Edison
![Gene Saks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gZO3heOjYzqAcet1I3UOgKAJZS6.jpg)
Gene Saks
Harry Edison
![Elizabeth Wilson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8jiCTMxqiL1YwPVBqo0Pe2ZOixk.jpg)
Elizabeth Wilson
Pauline
![Florence Stanley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yTntdhPTbELMrqjgdEftDFw8WSD.jpg)
Florence Stanley
Pearl
![Maxine Stuart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oy2jt8vo6Qp4kx18sdpxn76Z8mA.jpg)
Maxine Stuart
Belle
![Ed Peck](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eqNphTRvcIuH9PeHRfowR55ReuU.jpg)
Ed Peck
Man Upstairs
![Gene Blakely](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mInz9BAPmDSYDdGc8OFKhhzAUfR.jpg)
Gene Blakely
Charlie
![Ivor Francis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yFSyIq7SdLqcCCCHuQDMUTFxrj.jpg)
Ivor Francis
Psychiatrist
![Stack Pierce](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vCZ2iTJpXXhG2oAV95GZCz2k9X2.jpg)
Stack Pierce
Detective
![Patricia Marshall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dTJQK0DJbCmmKUpAxzykEtGnwOd.jpg)
Patricia Marshall
Woman Upstairs
![Dee Carroll](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dee Carroll
Helen
![Ketty Lester](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ketty Lester
Unemployment Clerk
![M. Emmet Walsh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7qhQ8VZ8cFHV5c5y1GQ9ISTxwQZ.jpg)
M. Emmet Walsh
Doorman
![F. Murray Abraham](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//p2RYVGdrcP0m70BkkiKcwyrDeim.jpg)
F. Murray Abraham
Taxi Driver
![James McCallion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xsp2olngaJrEljZMEAufsYb3gtR.jpg)
James McCallion
Mr. Cooperman
![Fat Thomas](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fat Thomas
Bus Driver
![Arlen Stuart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wxaxJcyQDhzrZKGEf052ZuwlPnB.jpg)
Arlen Stuart
Elevator Passenger
![Sylvester Stallone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//Aprx4oBGwdTPHqlfcYbjWlCK3aI.jpg)
Sylvester Stallone
Youth in Park
![Alan DeWitt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Alan DeWitt
Wayne Morgan
![Harry Ray](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Harry Ray
Man with Dog
![Lonnie Burr](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lonnie Burr
Man on Street (uncredited)
![Eddie Garrett](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eddie Garrett
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
![Ben Lautman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ben Lautman
NYU Student (uncredited)
![Dave Michaels](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dave Michaels
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
![Gary Owens](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ys7ZBNSq4v03sd0EuYSazfH072q.jpg)
Gary Owens
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
![John Ritter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qtDUmYHdT6RCs8wp5FmIZMKNelM.jpg)
John Ritter
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
![Cosmo Sardo](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Cosmo Sardo
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
![Norman Stevans](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Norman Stevans
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
![Joe Turkel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rqpNzjLFCoMrvGSf6SIL5JnWwMT.jpg)