The Prisoner of Second Avenue
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue is a 1975 dark comedy film adaptation of Neil Simon’s play, starring Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft as a New York couple unraveling under the pressures of urban life and unemployment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Prisoner of Second Avenue canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6437142 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Prisoner of Second Avenue Context triple: [Rastar Productions, notableWork, The Prisoner of Second Avenue]
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A.
The House on 92nd Street
The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 American film noir spy thriller noted for its semi-documentary style and use of FBI cooperation and real locations.
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B.
The Prison
The Prison is a distinctive rock formation within the Quiraing landslip on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, known for its dramatic, fortress-like appearance.
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C.
Between the Bars
"Between the Bars" is a melancholic, intimate acoustic song by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, widely regarded as one of his most iconic and emotionally resonant recordings.
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D.
The Corner Man
The Corner Man is a work associated with the historical intelligence unit known as the Cairo Gang, likely depicting or inspired by their covert operations during the Irish War of Independence.
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E.
A Prisoner
"A Prisoner" is a section of Peter Kropotkin’s autobiographical work "Memoirs of a Revolutionist," recounting his experiences of arrest, confinement, and political persecution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Prisoner of Second Avenue Target entity description: The Prisoner of Second Avenue is a 1975 dark comedy film adaptation of Neil Simon’s play, starring Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft as a New York couple unraveling under the pressures of urban life and unemployment.
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A.
The House on 92nd Street
The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 American film noir spy thriller noted for its semi-documentary style and use of FBI cooperation and real locations.
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B.
The Prison
The Prison is a distinctive rock formation within the Quiraing landslip on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, known for its dramatic, fortress-like appearance.
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C.
Between the Bars
"Between the Bars" is a melancholic, intimate acoustic song by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, widely regarded as one of his most iconic and emotionally resonant recordings.
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D.
The Corner Man
The Corner Man is a work associated with the historical intelligence unit known as the Cairo Gang, likely depicting or inspired by their covert operations during the Irish War of Independence.
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E.
A Prisoner
"A Prisoner" is a section of Peter Kropotkin’s autobiographical work "Memoirs of a Revolutionist," recounting his experiences of arrest, confinement, and political persecution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Prisoner of Second Avenue (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | David M. Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creatorOfOriginalWork | Neil Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Melvin Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| editedBy | William Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | live-action ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSource | Broadway play ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Edna Edison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mel Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
midlife crisis
ⓘ
unemployment ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| musicBy | Marvin Hamlisch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | married couple under stress ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
psychological effects of job loss
ⓘ
social anxiety in a big city ⓘ |
| producer | Melvin Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| runtime | about 98 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Neil Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Anne Bancroft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Florence Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Saks NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Lemmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvia Miles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Prisoner of Second Avenue Description of subject: The Prisoner of Second Avenue is a 1975 dark comedy film adaptation of Neil Simon’s play, starring Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft as a New York couple unraveling under the pressures of urban life and unemployment.
Referenced by (5)
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