| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Martin Balsam |
Juror #1
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| John Fiedler |
Juror #2
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| Lee J. Cobb |
Juror #3
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| E.G. Marshall |
Juror #4
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| Jack Klugman |
Juror #5
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| Ed Binns |
Juror #6 (as Edward Binns)
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| Jack Warden |
Juror #7
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| Henry Fonda |
Juror #8/Mr. Davis
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| Joseph Sweeney |
Juror #9/Mr. McCardle
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| Ed Begley |
Juror #10
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| George Voskovec |
Juror #11
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| Robert Webber |
Juror #12
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| Rudy Bond |
Judge (uncredited)
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| James Kelly |
Guard (uncredited)
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| Billy Nelson |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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| John Savoca |
The Accused (uncredited)
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Crime |
| Director |
Sidney Lumet |
| Producer |
Henry Fonda; Reginald Rose |
| Writer |
Reginald Rose |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
NR (Not Rated) |
| Running Time |
1 hr 36 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.
he defence 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 of murder soon becomes 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.
Summary written by pjk {PETESID@VNET.IBM.COM}
Heralded as one of the all-time great theatrical releases, "12 Angry Men" focuses on a jury's deliberations in a capital murder case. A 12-man jury is sent to begin deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of an 18-year-old Latino accused in the stabbing death of his father, where a guilty verdict means an automatic death sentence. The case appears to be open-and-shut: The defendant has a weak alibi; a knife he claimed to have lost is found at the murder scene; and several witnesses either heard screaming, saw the killing or the boy fleeing the scene. Eleven of the jurors immediately vote guilty; only Juror No. 8 (Mr. Davis, played by Henry Fonda) casts a not guilty vote. At first Mr. Davis' bases his vote moreso for the sake of discussion after all, the jurors must believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty. As the deliberations unfold, the story quickly becomes a study of the jurors' complex personalities (which range from wise, bright and empathetic to arrogant, prejudiced and merciless), preconceptions, backgrounds and interactions. That provides the backdrop to Mr. Davis' attempts in convincing the other jurors that a "not guilty" verdict might be appropriate.
Summary written by Brian Rathjen {briguy_52732@yahoo.com} |
| Personal Details |
| My Rating |
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| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
249 |
| Links |
Amazon US
IMDB
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Screen Ratio |
1.66:1 |
| Layers |
Single side, single layer |
| UPC |
027616859006 |
| Chapters |
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| Release Date |
03/06/2001 |
| Subtitles |
French; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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