SYNOPSIS: 12 Angry Men, by Sidney Lumet, may be the most radical courtroom drama in cinema history. A behind-closed-doors look at the American legal system that is as riveting as it is spare, this iconic adaptation of Reginald Rose’s teleplay stars Henry Fonda as the dissenting member on a jury of white men ready to pass judgment on a Puerto Rican teenager charged with murdering his father. The result is a saga of epic proportions that plays out over a tense afternoon in one sweltering room. Lumet’s electrifying snapshot of 1950s America on the verge of change is one of the great feature film debuts.
| Juror 1 | Martin Balsam |
| Juror 2 | John Fiedler |
| Juror 3 | Lee J. Cobb |
| Juror 4 | E. G. Marshall |
| Juror 5 | Jack Klugman |
| Juror 6 | Edward Binns |
| Juror 7 | Jack Warden |
| Juror 8 | Henry Fonda |
| Juror 9 | Joseph Sweeney |
| Juror 10 | Ed Begley |
| Juror 11 | George Voskovec |
| Juror 12 | Robert Webber |
| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| Writer | Reginald Rose |
| Producer | Henry Fonda and Reginald Rose |
| Associate producer | George Justin |
| Music | Kenyon Hopkins |
| Cinematographer | Boris Kaufman |
| Editor | Carl Lerner |
| Art director | Robert Markel |
| Sound | James A. Gleason |
| Makeup | Herman Buchman |
By November 22, 2011
12 Angry Men (1957), the first feature film directed by the legendary Sidney Lumet, is a Hollywood classic that, ironically, helped to define an era of filmmaking grounded in the gritty realism and frenetic energy of urban New York.
December 05, 2011
Critics are getting all fired up about Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men, and the verdict is in: This is “one of the greatest courtroom dramas ever made,” according to Matt Hough of Home Theater Forum Read more »
