12 Angry Men
1957 · TMDB 8.6
Directed by Sidney Lumet
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.
Why it matters
Sidney Lumet's directorial debut is a pressure-cooker drama set entirely in a jury room, where Henry Fonda's lone dissenter slowly sways the others in a murder trial.
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Released
- 1957-04-10
- Studio
- Orion-Nova Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 8.6
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The Stage on Screen: A Theatrical Journey
Position 4 of 7
Sidney Lumet's directorial debut is a pressure-cooker drama set entirely in a jury room, where Henry Fonda's lone dissenter slowly sways the others in a murder trial.
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Position 1 of 8
A jury of twelve men must decide the fate of a young defendant, and one dissenting voice forces them to confront their own prejudices.
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