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12 Angry Men

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 36m
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9.0/10
796K
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Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)
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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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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796K
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    • Sidney Lumet
    • Reginald Rose(teleplay "Twelve Angry Men")
  • Stars
    • Henry Fonda
    • Lee J. Cobb
    • Martin Balsam
    • Sidney Lumet
    • Reginald Rose(teleplay "Twelve Angry Men")
  • Stars
    • Henry Fonda
    • Lee J. Cobb
    • Martin Balsam
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    • 2KUser reviews
    • 156Critic reviews
    • 97Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #5
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    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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    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Juror 8
    Lee J. Cobb
    Lee J. Cobb
    • Juror 3
    Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam
    • Juror 1
    John Fiedler
    John Fiedler
    • Juror 2
    E.G. Marshall
    E.G. Marshall
    • Juror 4
    Jack Klugman
    Jack Klugman
    • Juror 5
    Edward Binns
    Edward Binns
    • Juror 6
    Jack Warden
    Jack Warden
    • Juror 7
    Joseph Sweeney
    Joseph Sweeney
    • Juror 9
    Ed Begley
    Ed Begley
    • Juror 10
    George Voskovec
    George Voskovec
    • Juror 11
    Robert Webber
    Robert Webber
    • Juror 12
    Rudy Bond
    Rudy Bond
    • Judge
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Gorman
    • Stenographer
    • (uncredited)
    James Kelly
    • Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Nelson
    Billy Nelson
    • Court Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    John Savoca
    • The Accused
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Stocker
    • Man Waiting for Elevator
    • (uncredited)
      • Sidney Lumet
      • Reginald Rose(teleplay "Twelve Angry Men") (screenplay)
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    • 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

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    The over-used term "classic movie" really comes into its own here!
    This once-in-a-generation masterpiece simply has no equal. The late 90's TV remake was quite adequate though totally unnecessary and in the upshot proved simply that updating a film for updating's sake is really an exercise in futility. Even had it BEEN as good - so what?

    There could be few, if ANY film-goers reading this who are unaware of the plotline and in any event many others have re-hashed this for you. The brilliance of the film is evident in so many aspects. To begin with, the ability to not only sustain interest but to command the viewer's attention for basically its entire running time within a setting of principally just one room, borders on the inspired. Whether or not that would actually work with TODAY'S audiences is another discussion! What we have here are twelve everyday Mr Joe Blows, summoned together on a jury panel to decide a defendant's guilt or innocence with regards to a murder charge. If you were to gather unto yourselves ANY twelve jurors at random, you would most likely be able to pinpoint the Henry Fonda, Lee Cobb, E. G. Marshall, Jack Warden etc etc amongst them! Their very "ordinariness" is where the film succeeded. Everyone can identify with at least ONE of those characters. Whether or not he may WANT to is a different matter. The thinker, the sensitive man, the arrogant bully, the opportunist, the mentally challenged loudmouth, the slimeball, the emotionally withdrawn, the sheep etc - they're all here! Welcome to society folks! I dislike society in the main - doubtless a reason I found this film to be such a revelation..even when I was barely into my teens!

    12 ANGRY MEN also pinpoints the shortcomings of the law, how "truth" can be so intrinsically left-field and unintentionally flawed. Lumet, working within a minimal budget here, delivers unstinting brilliance in both direction, character portrayal and script interpretation. He had of course superb acting talent at his disposal although some of the most memorable performances are from the lesser players. Some have denounced Fonda's role as being acceptable rather than awesome. I think however he was to a great degree playing himself here, not to an audience. His, is a study in deliberation and logic not show-pony stuff, but hell that never WAS Fonda was it?

    This is a great great movie, as is evidenced by the extremely high user-vote worldwide. IF you haven't seen it - you really should do something about that!
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      • April 10, 1957 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • New York County Courthouse - 60 Centre Street, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Orion-Nova Productions
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
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