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The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975·1h 38m·PG
Comedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
4,276 votes

A suddenly-unemployed company executive suffers a nervous breakdown, and his supporting wife tries everything to console him and pick up the slack.

The Prisoner of Second Avenue is a 1975 comedy movie directed by Melvin Frank, starring Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 4,276 votes and runs 1h 38m.

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Director
Melvin Frank
Stars
Jack Lemmon
Anne Bancroft
Gene Saks
Elizabeth Wilson
Creators
Neil Simon
Details
1975-05-05
98 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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