The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Directed by Melvin Frank
PG
1975    1h 38mComedy
6.751%66%6.7
A suddenly-unemployed company executive suffers a nervous breakdown, and his supporting wife tries everything to console him and pick up the slack.
  • Jack LemmonMel Edison
  • Anne BancroftEdna Edison
  • Gene SaksHarry Edison
  • Elizabeth WilsonPauline
  • Florence StanleyPearl
  • Maxine StuartBelle
  • Ed PeckMan Upstairs
  • Gene BlakelyCharlie
  • Ivor FrancisPsychiatrist
  • Stack PierceDetective
  • Patricia MarshallWoman Upstairs
  • Dee CarrollHelen
  • Ketty LesterUnemployment Clerk
  • M. Emmet WalshDoorman
  • F. Murray AbrahamTaxi Driver
  • James McCallionMr. Cooperman
  • Fat ThomasBus Driver
  • Arlen StuartElevator Passenger
  • Sylvester StalloneYouth in Park
  • Alan DeWittWayne Morgan

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The Prisoner of Second Avenue was released on May 5, 1975.

The Prisoner of Second Avenue was directed by Melvin Frank.

The Prisoner of Second Avenue has a runtime of 1 hr 38 min.

The Prisoner of Second Avenue was produced by Melvin Frank.

The key characters in The Prisoner of Second Avenue are Mel Edison (Jack Lemmon), Edna Edison (Anne Bancroft), Harry Edison (Gene Saks).

The Prisoner of Second Avenue is rated PG.

The Prisoner of Second Avenue is a Comedy film.

The Prisoner of Second Avenue has an audience rating of 6.6 out of 10.

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