12 Angry Men (1957)
| Release Date | 10 April 1957 |
| Tagline | Life Is In Their Hands -- Death Is On Their Minds! |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Courtroom Drama |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Class Differences, Social Injustice, Redemption |
| Tones | Angry, Claustrophobic, Forceful, Gritty, Earnest, Talky, Confrontational |
| Tags | Acquittal, Conflict, Courtroom, Evidence, Jury, Justice, One Against Odds, Prejudice, Trial [courtroom] |
12 Angry Men is a 1957 American drama film adapted from a teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or innocence of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt. The film is notable for its almost exclusive use of one set: with the exception of two short scenes at the beginning and the end of the film set on the steps of the court building and two short scenes in an adjoining washroom, the entire movie takes place in the jury room. The total time spent outside of the jury room is three minutes out of the full 96 minutes of the movie.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Joseph Sweeney
Juror #9
James Kelly
Guard
Billy Nelson
Court Clerk
John Savoca
The Accused
Director
Writer
Reginald Rose
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Producer
George Justin
associate producer
Reginald Rose
producer
Original Music
Kenyon Hopkins
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Cinematographer
Boris Kaufman
Editor
Carl Lerner
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Art Director
Robert Markel
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Makeup Department
Herman Buchman
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Don Kranze
assistant director
Sound Department
James A. Gleason
sound
Al Gramaglia
sound re-recording mixer
Camera and Electrical Department
Saul Midwall
camera operator
Music Department
Kenyon Hopkins
conductor
Other Crew
Faith Hubley
script supervisor
Production Company
Orion-Nova Productions
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Distributor
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Criterion Collection, The
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
,
MGM-International Dist.
Shochiku Select
United Artists
Varus Video
Miscellaneous
Solters & Digney
publicity
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