The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
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...and you think you've got problems.
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.
- Released: 1975-03-14
- Genres: Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 38m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 80 votes
Directed by Melvin Frank.
Top 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
Where to watch The Prisoner of Second Avenue
- United States: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
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