new york city,neighbor,nervous breakdown,unemployment,heatwave

The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

Poster for The Prisoner of Second Avenue

...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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Melvin Frank
  • Profile picture of Jack Lemmon
    Mel Edison Jack Lemmon
  • Profile picture of Anne Bancroft
    Edna Edison Anne Bancroft
  • Profile picture of Gene Saks
    Harry Edison Gene Saks
  • Profile picture of Elizabeth Wilson
    Pauline Elizabeth Wilson
  • Profile picture of Florence Stanley
    Pearl Florence Stanley
  • Profile picture of Maxine Stuart
    Belle Maxine Stuart
  • Profile picture of Ed Peck
    Man Upstairs Ed Peck
  • Profile picture of Gene Blakely
    Charlie Gene Blakely

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Keywords

  • new york city
  • neighbor
  • nervous breakdown
  • unemployment
  • heatwave