12 Angry Men is an American 1957 drama movie starring Henry Fonda, Lee J.
Cobb and Martin Balsam, presented on Blu-ray.
The defence 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 of murder soon
becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about
the trial, the accused, and each other. Based on the play, all of the action
takes place on the stage of the jury room.
COVER ARTWORK NOT FINAL
Awards
- Nominated Best Picture (Academy Awards, USA 1958)
- Nominated Best Director Sidney Lumet (Academy Awards, USA 1958)
- Nominated Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Reginald Rose (Academy Awards, USA 1958)
- Nominated Best Motion Picture – Drama (Golden Globes, USA 1958)
- Nominated Best Motion Picture Actor – Drama Henry Fonda (Golden Globes,
USA 1958)
- Nominated Best Supporting Actor Lee J. Cobb (Golden Globes, USA 1958)
- Nominated Best Motion Picture Director Sidney Lumet (Golden Globes,
USA 1958)
- Won Best Foreign Actor Henry Fonda (BAFTA Awards 1958)
- Nominated Best Film from any Source (BAFTA Awards 1958)
- 15 other wins
- Nominated for one other award
12 Angry Men movie reviews
“Too few films take on the art of arguing as a subject; we could
certainly use more of them, but until then, Lumet's window into strained civic
duty will continue to serve mightily.” Time Out
“Mechanically written, but within its own middlebrow limitations, it
delivers the goods.” Chicago Reader
“Although it may sound ungallant, these 12 Angry Men, are all right
without distaff glamour. Their dramas are powerful and provocative enough to
keep a viewer spellbound.” New York Times
“The cast is incredible, the writing superb, and the film is
unparalleled in its sheer excellence.” Cinema Crazed