12 Angry Men

Film - 1957 - Crime, Drama

The story

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.

Directed by

Sidney Lumet

Starring

Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns

Ratings

IMDb 9 out of 10

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Film · 1957 · Crime · Drama

12 Angry Men

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The story

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.

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12 ANGRY MEN (1957) | Official Trailer | MGM
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IMDb
9 / 10
995k votes
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Tomatometer
4.63 / 5
1.5M ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
8.6 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreCrime, Drama
Runtime1h 37m
RatedG
Release1957-04-10
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