12 Angry Men

Adapted from Reginald Rose's television play, this film marks the directorial debut of Sidney Lumet. At the end of a murder trial in New York City, the jurors retire to consider their verdict. The man in the dock is a young Puerto Rican accused of killing his father, and eleven of the jurors do not hesitate in finding him guilty. However, one of the jurors (Henry Fonda), reluctant to send the youngster to his death without any debate, returns a vote of not guilty. From this single event, the jurors begin to re-evaluate the case, as they look at the murder - and themselves - in a fresh light. The film was nominated for Academy Awards in the categories of Best Director (Lumet), Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based On Material from Another Medium (Rose).

Cinematographer: Boris Kaufman
Actor: Jack Klugman
Actor: George Voskovec
Actor: Ed Begley
Actor: Henry Fonda
Producer: Henry Fonda
Actor: Edward Binns
Actor: Lee J. Cobb
Actor: E.G. Marshall
Producer: Reginald Rose
Writer: Reginald Rose
Actor: Joseph Sweeney
Director: Sidney Lumet
Music: Kenyon Hopkins
Actor: Robert Webber
Actor: Jack Warden
Actor: Martin Balsam
Actor: John Fiedler