12 Angry Men (1957) (Ws Sub) [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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  • Actor : Henry Fonda
  • Actor : Lee J. Cobb
  • Actor : Martin Balsam
  • Actor : John Fiedler
  • Actor : E.G. Marshall
  • Aspect Ratio : 16:9 - 1.66:1
  • Audience Rating : Universal, suitable for all
  • Binding : DVD
  • Creator : Henry Fonda
  • Creator : Henry Fonda
  • Creator : Lee J. Cobb
  • Creator : Boris Kaufman
  • Creator : Carl Lerner
  • Creator : George Justin
  • Creator : Reginald Rose
  • Creator : Reginald Rose
  • Director : Sidney Lumet
  • EAN : 9780792849223
  • Format : Black & White
  • Format : Closed-captioned
  • Format : DVD-Video
  • Format : Letterboxed
  • Format : Subtitled
  • Format : Widescreen
  • Format : NTSC
  • ISBN : 0792849221
  • Label : MGM (Video & DVD)
  • Languages : Subtitled: Spanish, Subtitled: French, Original Language: English, Original Language: French
  • Manufacturer : MGM (Video & DVD)
  • MPN : MGMDM108742D
  • Number Of Discs : 1
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Package Dimensions : 0.70 inches (Height) x 7.50 inches (Length) x 0.20 pounds (Weight) x 5.40 inches (Width)
  • Part Number : MGMDM108742D
  • Product Group : DVD
  • Publisher : MGM (Video & DVD)
  • Region Code : 1
  • Release Date : 2001-03-06
  • Running Time : 96
  • SKU : 027616859006
  • Studio : MGM (Video & DVD)
  • UPC : 027616859006

Sidney Lumet's directorial debut Twelve Angry Men remains a tense, atmospheric (though slightly manipulative and stagey) courtroom thriller, in which the viewer never sees a trial and the only action is verbal. As he does in his later corruption commentaries such as Serpico or Q & A, Lumet focuses on the lonely one-man battles of a protagonist whose ethics alienate him from the rest of jaded society. As the film opens, the seemingly open-and-shut trial of a young Puerto Rican accused of murdering his father with a knife has just concluded and the 12-man jury retires to their microscopic, sweltering quarters to decide the verdict. When the votes are counted, 11 men rule guilty, while one--played by Henry Fonda, again typecast as another liberal, truth-seeking hero--doubts the obvious. Stressing the idea of "reasonable doubt", Fonda slowly chips away at the jury, who represent a microcosm of white, male society--exposing the prejudices and preconceptions that directly influence the other jurors' snap judgments. The tight script by Reginald Rose (based on his own teleplay) presents each juror vividly using detailed soliloquies, all which are expertly performed by the film's flawless cast. Still, it's Lumet's claustrophobic direction--all sweaty close-ups and cramped compositions within a one-room setting--that really transforms this contrived story into an explosive and compelling nail-biter. --Dave McCoy, Amazon.com

- Amazon.co.uk Review

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