The Prisoner of Second Avenue
In Theaters
March 14, 1975
Runtime: 1h 38m
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.
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Cast & Crew
Jack Lemmon
Mel Edison
Anne Bancroft
Edna Edison
Gene Saks
Harry Edison
Elizabeth Wilson
Pauline
Florence Stanley
Pearl
Maxine Stuart
Belle
Ed Peck
Man Upstairs
Gene Blakely
Charlie
Ivor Francis
Psychiatrist
Stack Pierce
Detective
Patricia Marshall
Woman Upstairs
- DC
Dee Carroll
Helen
Ketty Lester
Unemployment Clerk
M. Emmet Walsh
Doorman
F. Murray Abraham
Taxi Driver
James McCallion
Mr. Cooperman
- FT
Fat Thomas
Bus Driver
Arlen Stuart
Elevator Passenger
Melvin Frank
Director
Neil Simon
Screenplay
Media
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