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Reginald Rose (story)
Reginald Rose (screenplay)
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Release Date:
29 July 1957 (Sweden) more
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Life Is In Their Hands -- Death Is On Their Minds! more
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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. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 6 nominations more
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No Dissonance more (491 total)

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Also Known As:
Twelve Angry Men (USA) (alternative spelling)
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96 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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As shooting of the film went on, director Sidney Lumet gradually changed to lenses of longer focal lengths, so that the backgrounds seemed to close in on the characters, creating a greater feeling of claustrophobia. more
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Boom mic visible: At 20:07 into the film, as the camera pans from Juror #6 to Juror #7, the shadow of the boom mic is visible on the wall behind them. more
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[first lines]
[In a tedious manner, sounding bored and tired]
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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Featured in Strictly Courtroom (2008) (TV) more

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115 out of 135 people found the following comment useful.
No Dissonance, 26 April 2001
Author: tedg (tedg@FilmsFolded.com) from Virginia Beach

This film deserves to be on anyone's list of top films. My problem is that it is so perfect, so seamlessly polished, it is hard to appreciate the individual excellences.

The acting is top notch. I believe that monologue acting is quite a bit simpler than real reactive ensemble acting. Most of what we see today is monologues pretending to be conversations. But in this film, we have utter mastery of throwing emotions. Once the air becomes filled with human essence, it is hard to not get soaked ourselves as the camera moves through the thick atmosphere. Yes, there are slight differences in how each actor projects (Fonda internally, Balsam completely on his skin...) but the ensemble presents one vision to the audience.

The writing is snappy too. You can tell it was worked and worked and worried, going through several generations. It is easy to be mesmerized by this writing and acting, and miss the rare accomplishment of the camera-work. This camera is so fluid, you forget you are in one room. It moves from being a human observer, to being omniscient, to being a target. It is smart enough to seldom center on the element of most importance, so expands the field to all men.

This is very hard. Very hard, to make the camera human. So much easier to do what we see today -- acknowledge the machinery and jigger with it. Do we have a filmmaker today who could do this?

Ted's Evaluation -- 4 of 3: Every cineliterate person should experience this.

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