Directed by:
Sidney LumetScreenplay:
Reginald RoseCinematography:
Boris KaufmanComposer:
Kenyon HopkinsCast:
Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Jack Warden, Henry Fonda, Joseph Sweeney, Ed Begley, George Voskovec (more)VOD (3)
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The film begins at the end of a seemingly open-and-shut trial of a young Puerto Rican boy accused of murdering his father. 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-feels that the boy may be innocent. 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. (Audio Ciné Films Inc.)
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Photo © 1957 United Artists / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
![12 Angry Men - Photos - Jack Warden, E.G. Marshall, Henry Fonda, Ed Begley, Robert Webber, Jack Klugman, George Voskovec, Martin Balsam, Joseph Sweeney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/photos/158/122/158122632_6efe8f.jpg)
Photo © 1957 United Artists / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
![12 Angry Men - Photos - Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Henry Fonda, E.G. Marshall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/photos/158/122/158122624_cddd5e.jpg)
Photo © 1957 United Artists / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
![12 Angry Men - Photos - E.G. Marshall, John Fiedler, Henry Fonda, Ed Begley, Jack Warden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/photos/158/122/158122627_35ecc9.jpg)
Photo © 1957 United Artists / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
![12 Angry Men - Photos - George Voskovec, E.G. Marshall, Ed Begley, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/photos/158/122/158122628_fa570d.jpg)
Photo © 1957 United Artists / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
![12 Angry Men - Photos - George Voskovec, Jack Warden, Ed Begley, John Fiedler, Edward Binns](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/photos/158/122/158122629_fdb922.jpg)
Photo © 1957 United Artists / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
![12 Angry Men - Photos - Henry Fonda, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, George Voskovec, Martin Balsam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/photos/158/122/158122630_c60254.jpg)
Photo © 1957 United Artists / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
![12 Angry Men - Photos - George Voskovec, Edward Binns, Ed Begley, Jack Warden, Lee J. Cobb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/photos/158/122/158122631_48e270.jpg)