a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Classification number VCD 000514

a Title 12 Angry Men

c Statement of responsibility, etc Sidney Lumet

h Medium Video Cd

a Place of publication, distribution, etc USA

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1957

a Playing time 96 min

a General note Life Is In Their Hands -- Death Is On Their Minds!

a Summary, etc 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.

a Summary, etc Heralded as one of the all-time great theatrical releases, "12 Angry Men" focuses on a jury's deliberations in a capital murder case. A 12-man jury is sent to begin deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of an 18-year-old Latino accused in the stabbing death of his father, where a guilty verdict means an automatic death sentence. The case appears to be open-and-shut: The defendant has a weak alibi; a knife he claimed to have lost is found at the murder scene; and several witnesses either heard screaming, saw the killing or the boy fleeing the scene. Eleven of the jurors immediately vote guilty; only Juror No. 8 (Mr. Davis, played by Henry Fonda) casts a not guilty vote. At first Mr. Davis' bases his vote moreso for the sake of discussion after all, the jurors must believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty. As the deliberations unfold, the story quickly becomes a study of the jurors' complex personalities (which range from wise, bright and empathetic to arrogant, prejudiced and merciless), preconceptions, backgrounds and interactions. That provides the backdrop to Mr. Davis' attempts in convincing the other jurors that a "not guilty" verdict might be appropriate.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Drama

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Crime

a Personal name Balsam, Martin,

d Dates associated with a name 1919-1996

a Personal name John, Fiedler.

a Personal name Lee, J. Cobb.

a Personal name Marshall, E. G.

a Personal name Klugman, Jack.

a Personal name Ed, Binns.

a Personal name Warden, Jack.

a Personal name Henry, Fonda.

a Personal name Joseph Sweeney

a Personal name Ed, Begley.

a Personal name Voskovec, George,

d Dates associated with a name 1905-1981

a Personal name Robert Webber

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://imdb.com/title/tt0050083

u Cover Images http://library.neu.edu.tr/uploaded-files/coverimages/tt0050083.jpg