12 Angry Men is a 1957 American courtroom drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, adapted from a 1954 teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. This courtroom drama tells the story of a jury of 12 men as they deliberate the conviction or acquittal of an 18-year old defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt, forcing the jurors to question their morals and values.
- Starring : Henry Fonda
- Genre : Crime / Drama
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : Sidney Lumet
- Production : Orion-Nova Productions
- Distributor : United Artists / Dear Film / Les Artistes Associés S.A.B. / Les Artistes Associés / Nova Film / Shochiku Select / Yleisradio (YLE) / Magnetic Video / RCA (II) / RCA VideoDiscs / CBS/Fox / Key Video / Warner Home Video / MGM/UA Home Video / MGM/UA Home Entertainment / MGM Home Entertainment / 20th Century Fox Entertainment / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment / SF Home Entertainment / Emerald / The Criterion Collection / New Star / Filmconfect Home Entertainment / Epoca / Varus Video
12 Angry Men movie
12 Angry Men release date
- April 10, 1957 : USA
- April 10, 1957 : USA (Los Angeles, California)
- April 13, 1957 : USA (New York City, New York)
- April 18, 1957 : UK (London)
- July 1, 1957 : Switzerland (Locarno Film Festival)
- July 29, 1957 : Sweden
- October 4, 1957 : France
- February 3, 1958 : Spain (Madrid)
- June 5, 1958 : Australia
- August 1, 1959 : Japan
- July 25, 2007 : France (re-release)
- July 5, 2013 : USA (New York Film Forum) (re-release)
12 Angry Men cast
- Martin Balsam as Juror 1
- John Fiedler as Juror 2
- Lee J. Cobb as Juror 3
- E.G. Marshall as Juror 4
- Jack Klugman as Juror 5
- Edward Binns as Juror 6
- Jack Warden as Juror 7
- Henry Fonda as Juror 8
- Joseph Sweeney as Juror 9
- Ed Begley as Juror 10
- George Voskovec as Juror 11
- Robert Webber as Juror 12
- Rudy Bond as Judge (uncredited)
- Tom Gorman as Stenographer (uncredited)
- James Kelly as Guard (uncredited)
12 Angry Men explores many techniques of consensus-building and the difficulties encountered in the process among this group of men whose range of personalities adds to the intensity and conflict. It also explores the power one person has to elicit change. The jury members are identified only by number; no names are revealed until an exchange of dialogue at the very end. The film forces the characters and audience to evaluate their own self-image through observing the personality, experiences, and actions of the jurors. The film is also notable for its almost exclusive use of one set, where all but three minutes of the film takes place.
In 2007, the film was selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. The film was selected as the second-best courtroom drama ever by the American Film Institute for their AFI’s 10 Top 10 list.
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