The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975    1h 38m    PG
6.744%67%67%
A suddenly-unemployed company executive suffers a nervous breakdown, and his supporting wife tries everything to console him and pick up the slack.
Directed By
Melvin Frank
Written By
Neil Simon
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast of The Prisoner of Second Avenue
  • 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
  • Harry RayMan with Dog
  • Lonnie BurrMan on Street (uncredited)
  • Eddie GarrettElevator Passenger (uncredited)
  • Ben LautmanNYU Student (uncredited)
  • Dave MichaelsRadio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
  • Gary OwensRadio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
  • John RitterElevator Passenger (uncredited)
  • Cosmo SardoSubway Passenger (uncredited)
  • Norman StevansElevator Passenger (uncredited)
  • Joe TurkelMan Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
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