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Reginald Rose (story)
Reginald Rose (screenplay)
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Release Date:
29 July 1957 (Sweden) more
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Life Is In Their Hands -- Death Is On Their Minds! more
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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. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 6 nominations more
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What a Character-Study Is Meant to Be. more (491 total)

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Also Known As:
Twelve Angry Men (USA) (alternative spelling)
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96 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Sidney Lumet had the actors all stay in the same room for hours on end and do their lines over and over without taping them. This was to give them a real taste of what it would be like to be cooped up in a room with the same people. more
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Boom mic visible: At 20:07 into the film, as the camera pans from Juror #6 to Juror #7, the shadow of the boom mic is visible on the wall behind them. more
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[In a tedious manner, sounding bored and tired]
Judge: To continue, you've listened to a long and complex case: murder in the first degree. Premeditated murder is the most serious charge tried in our criminal courts . You've listened to the testimony, you've had the law read to you and interpreted as it applies in this case...
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88 out of 103 people found the following comment useful.
What a Character-Study Is Meant to Be., 8 June 2002
Author: tfrizzell from United States

Intense courtroom drama which has 12 very different people, all males, struggling with a murder case involving a young Puerto Rican boy that seems cut-and-dried. However, juror Henry Fonda does not believe it to be as sure-fire as it appears. He votes not guilty and what follows is a chain of events that will test the views, beliefs and thoughts of the other 11 members. Fonda is great, but Lee J. Cobb steals every scene (and that is not easy to do in a film like this). Ed Begley, Martin Balsam, Jack Warden, Jack Klugman, Joseph Sweeney, E.G. Marshall and John Fiedler are among the other individuals caught in a situation that is much more difficult than it appears on the surface. An excellent character-study that should be studied and embraced by all present and future film-makers. 5 stars out of 5.

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