12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men is an American drama movie directed by Sidney Lumet. It is set in New York City and stars Henry Fonda and Reginald Rose. It was produced in 1957, and is based on a play by the same name also starring Reginald Rose. It's about 12 jurors having to decide whether a defendant is guilty or not, with only one person saying not guilty in the beginning and trying to convince everyone to vote the same.
| 12 Angry Men | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
| Written by | Reginald Rose |
| Produced by | Henry Fonda Reginald Rose |
| Starring | Henry Fonda Lee J. Cobb E. G. Marshall Martin Balsam John Fiedler Jack Klugman Ed Binns Jack Warden Joseph Sweeney Ed Begley George Voskovec Robert Webber |
| Cinematography | Boris Kaufman |
| Edited by | Carl Lerner |
| Music by | Kenyon Hopkins |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release dates | United States: 13 April, 1957; 17 August, 1997, TV |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$340,000 (estimated) |
Plot
The story is about 12 jurors having to vote on whether the defendant being tried for the murder of his father. The crime carries the death penalty, so they are deciding whether he lives or dies. At the beginning, only Juror #8 votes not guilty, and he tries to get everyone else to do the same. After a while, Juror #8 agrees to vote guilty if everyone votes guilty again, but Juror #9 votes not guilty, and they keep talking. Slowly, Juror #8 convinces more and more people to vote not guilty, with a few people fighting him strongly. In the end Juror #3 cracks under the pressure of the other jurors and they all end up voting not guilty.
Cast
| Juror # | Character | 1954 actor | 1957 actor | 1997 actor | 2004-2005 Actor | 2006-2007 Actor | Order that juror votes 'not guilty' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The jury foreman | Norman Fell | Martin Balsam | Courtney B. Vance | Mark Blum | George Wendt | 9 |
| 2 | Bank clerk | John Beal | John Fiedler | Ossie Davis | Kevin Greer | Todd Cerveris | 5 |
| 3 | Business man | Franchot Tone | Lee J. Cobb | George C. Scott | Philip Bosco (Replaced by Robert Foxworth) | Randle Mell | 12 |
| 4 | A stockbroker | Walter Abel | E. G. Marshall | Armin Mueller-Stahl | James Rebhorn | Jeffrey Hayenga | 10 (tie) |
| 5 | A man from a violent slum | Lee Phillips | Jack Klugman | Dorian Harewood | Michael Mastro | Jim Saltouros | 3 |
| 6 | A house painter | Bart Burns | Ed Binns | James Gandolfini | Robert Clohessy | Charles Borland | 6 |
| 7 | A salesman | Paul Hartman | Jack Warden | Tony Danza | John Pankow | Mark Morettini | 7 |
| 8 | An architect called Davis | Robert Cummings | Henry Fonda | Jack Lemmon | Boyd Gaines | Richard Thomas | 1 |
| 9 | An old man called McArdle | Joseph Sweeney | Joseph Sweeney | Hume Cronyn | Tom Aldredge | Alan Mandell | 2 |
| 10 | A garage owner | Edward Arnold | Ed Begley | Mykelti Williamson | Peter Friedman | Julian Gamble | 10 (tie) |
| 11 | An immigrant watchmaker | George Voskovec | George Voskovec | Edward James Olmos | Larry Bryggman | David Lively | 4 |
| 12 | An advertising executive | William West | Robert Webber | William L. Petersen | Adam Trese (Replaced by Byron Jennings) | Craig Wroe | 8 |