12 Angry Men (1957)
Product Description
Adapted from Reginald Rose’s television play, this film marked the
directing debut of Sidney Lumet. At the end of a murder trial in New
York City, the twelve jurors retire to consider the verdict. The man in
the dock is a young Puerto Rican accused of killing his father, and
eleven of the twelve 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.
