| | 12 Angry Men DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Recommended Movies, Classic Videos, Essential Cinema, AFI Top 100 Thrills, Injustice, AFI Top 100, Law/Lawyers, AFI Top 50 Heroes | | Starring | Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Martin Balsam, Jack Warden, Ed Begley, Jack Klugman | | Director | Sidney Lumet | | Art Director | Robert Markell | | Composer | Kenyon Hopkins | | Director of Photography | Boris Kaufman | | Editor | Carl Lerner | | Producer | Henry Fonda, Reginald Rose | | Screenwriter | Reginald Rose |
Black & White; Closed Captioned; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French Sidney Lumet's directorial debut is a snapshot of the American judicial system in action. Twelve average New York males convene in a very small jury room on a very hot day in order to reach a verdict in a murder trial. Almost everyone wants to vote guilty and get on with their lives except for Juror No. 8 (Henry Fonda), a conscientious citizen who insists on establishing reasonable doubt. Arguments are made, cigarettes are smoked, murder weapons examined, diagrams drawn, and prejudices revealed. Firm opinions weaken and reverse; voices get raised, the clock ticks, and a ghetto kid's life hangs in the balance.
Lumet's direction and camerawork steadily builds pressure into the plot. Things start out casual, but wind up so close and tight you can count the pores on the actors' noses. Fonda is good in a role well-suited to his extra-large sense of human dignity but the stealth giant in this actors dozen is the ferocious Lee J. Cobb. Jack Klugman, E.G. Marshall, Martin Balsam, Ed Begley, and Jack Warden play some of the other jurors, and a better assemblage of grizzled method actors shouting at each other won't likely come again. 12 ANGRY MEN was originally written for television, it is a true classic of the anti-McCarthy message era, and is not to be missed. Estimated budget: $343,000.
The shoot lasted 19 days.
The movie marked the feature-film directorial debut of Sidney Lumet.
The film was remade for cable television in 1997, directed by William Friedkin, written again by Reginald Rose, and starring Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Courtney B. Vance, Ossie Davis, James Gandolfini, Tony Danza, and others. 12 Angry Men Quotes/Excerpts: "Well, I'm not used to supposin'. I'm just a workin' man. My boss does all the supposin' but I'll try one. Supposin' you talk us all out of this and, uh, the kid really did knife his father?"--Juror #6 (Edward Binns) 12 Angry Men Reviews: "Best Courtroom Drama of All Time"
Premiere "...This is a film where tension comes from personality conflict, dialogue and body language....The movie plays like a textbook for directors interested in how lens choices affect mood..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...As the juror dead-set against a murder conviction, Henry Fonda had one of his greatest roles..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "Fonda shines -- almost literally in a white suit -- as the soft-spoken, merciful Juror No. 8." -- Grade: A--- Jeff Labrecque, Entertainment Weekly 12 Angry Men | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1957 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1074  | | CD Universe Part number | 1576268 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 02, 2001 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Twelve Angry Men | | Running Time | 96 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Spanish Subtitles; French Subtitles | | Movie Details | B&W; Widescreen; Spanish Subtitles; French Subtitles; Vintage Classics |
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