12 Angry Men

19571957
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1h 36m

12 Angry Men (1957)

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The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.

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Top rated movie #5

Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 17 wins & 13 nominations total

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12 Angry Men

Lee J. Cobb in 12 Angry Men (1957)

Lee J. Cobb in 12 Angry Men (1957)

Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb in 12 Angry Men (1957)

Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, and George Voskovec in 12 Angry Men (1957)

Henry Fonda, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

Henry Fonda and Jack Warden in 12 Angry Men (1957)

Henry Fonda, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, and George Voskovec in 12 Angry Men (1957)

Henry Fonda, Ed Begley, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, George Voskovec, and Jack Warden in 12 Angry Men (1957)

Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men (1957)

Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men (1957)

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The defense and the prosecution have rested, and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young man is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open-and-shut case of murder soon becomes a detective story that presents a succession of clues creating doubt, and 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. —pjk <PETESID@VNET.IBM.COM>

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Taglines
- Life Is In Their Hands -- Death Is On Their Minds!
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
Certificate
- Approved
Parents guide

Trivia
At the beginning of the film, the cameras are all positioned above eye level and mounted with wide-angle lenses to give the appearance of greater distance between the subjects. As the film progresses the cameras slip down to eye level. By the end of the film, nearly all of it is shot below eye level, in close-up and with telephoto lenses to increase the encroaching sense of claustrophobia.

Goofs
Within the last half hour of the movie, the clock on the wall in the jury room can be seen indicating 6:15. Several minutes later, E.G. Marshall states that it is "a quarter after six". Several minutes after that, the wall clock is seen again, but still shows 6:15. Still later, when Lee J. Cobb leans over the table after he tears up the snapshot from his wallet, his watch can be seen indicating 5:10.

Quotes
Juror #8: Let me ask you this: Do you really think the boy'd shout out a thing like that so the whole neighborhood could hear him? I don't think so - he's much too bright for that.
Juror #10: Bright? He's a common ignorant slob. He don't even speak good English.
Juror #11: [who has a foreign accent] He *doesn't* speak good English.

Crazy credits
At the end of the film, the actors are billed in order of their juror numbers; thus Henry Fonda, although the star of the film, appears 8th.

Connections
Edited into Voskovec & Werich - paralelní osudy (2012)

Soundtracks
Dance of the Cuckoos
(uncredited)
Music by Marvin Hatley
Portion whistled by Jack Warden

Top review

9/10

Good script, great dialogs and a set of actors who would be the envy of the world

This is one of those movies where everything could go wrong. The story is as simple as it can be: 12 men are jurors on a open and shut murder trial, but one man thinks that another persons life deserves at least some thought on the matter and votes not guilty. From this point on we have 12 actors and a closed room. This could be the most boring film ever made. Lumet however is a master of mise-en-scene and provides a tense movie that keeps you locked on from the word "go". The dialogs are great and supported by incredibly talented actors. Joel Schumacher in Phone Booth needed to see this movie and draw a few ideas on how to make a character built, dialog driven movie. A must see for everyone.

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Release date
- April 10, 1957 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Twelve Angry Men
Filming locations
- New York County Courthouse - 60 Centre Street, New York City, New York, USA
Production company
- Orion-Nova Productions
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Budget
- $350,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
- $955

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Runtime
1 hour 36 minutes
Color
- Black and White
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1

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