The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Release: 1975-03-14
·Runtime: 98m
·★ 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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Jack Lemmon
as Mel Edison
Anne Bancroft
as Edna Edison
Gene Saks
as Harry Edison
Elizabeth Wilson
as Pauline
Florence Stanley
as Pearl
Maxine Stuart
as Belle
Ed Peck
as Man Upstairs
Gene Blakely
as Charlie
Ivor Francis
as Psychiatrist
Stack Pierce
as Detective
Patricia Marshall
as Woman Upstairs
Ketty Lester
as Unemployment Clerk
M. Emmet Walsh
as Doorman
F. Murray Abraham
as Taxi Driver
James McCallion
as Mr. Cooperman
Arlen Stuart
as Elevator Passenger
Sylvester Stallone
as Youth in Park
Gary Owens
as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
John Ritter
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Joe Turkel
as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
