12 Angry Men
Sidney Lumet / US, 1957 / 95 min.
This edge-of-the-seat courtroom drama has effortlessly stood the test of time. Sidney Lumet’s classic is set almost entirely in the jury room: the twelve sworn jurors have to decide whether a young man murdered his father. One of them (Henry Fonda) has his doubts.
In his iconic courtroom drama, Sidney Lumet raises critical questions concerning the consideration with which a lay jury arrives at its verdict. He takes us on a compelling tour behind the closed doors of the US legal system. Henry Fonda plays a member wracked by doubt of a jury of white men who have already decided on their verdict on a Puerto Rican teenager accused of murdering his father.
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Director
Sidney Lumet
Production year
1957
Country
US
Original title
12 Angry Men
Length
95 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
Eye Classics
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