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12 Angry Men (1957)

TV_PG  96 min  -  Drama   -  April 1957 (USA)
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A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writer:

Reginald Rose (story)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Martin Balsam Martin Balsam ...
John Fiedler John Fiedler ...
Lee J. Cobb ...
E.G. Marshall ...
Jack Klugman ...
Edward Binns Edward Binns ...
Jack Warden ...
Henry Fonda ...
Joseph Sweeney Joseph Sweeney ...
Ed Begley ...
George Voskovec George Voskovec ...
Robert Webber Robert Webber ...
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Storyline

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case of murder soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other. Based on the play, all of the action takes place on the stage of the jury room. Written by pjk <PETESID@VNET.IBM.COM>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Jury | Trial | Jury Room | Sitting  | See more »

Taglines:

they have twelve scraps of paper... twelve chances to kill! See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

12 рaзгневанных мужчин See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$350,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Orion-Nova Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

Because the painstaking rehearsals for the film lasted an exhausting two weeks, filming had to be completed in an unprecedented 21 days. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When juror #12 is sitting on the back of the chair smoking a cigarette, in the long shot the cuffs of his shirt are rolled back, but in the closeup the cuffs are fastened with cuff links, and then in the next long shot the cuffs are rolled back again. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Man in corridor: You did a wonderful job, wonderful job!
Judge: To continue, you've listened to a long and complex case, murder in the first degree. Premeditated murder is the most serious charge tried in our criminal courts. You've listened to the testimony, you've had the law read to you and interpreted as it applies in this case...
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Connections

Referenced in "Becker: One Angry Man (#2.20)" (2000) See more »