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The Prisoner of Second Avenue(1975)
Status: Released
Date: 1975-03-14
67%
71 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
...and you think you've got problems.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
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