12 Angry Men

A Puerto Rican youth is on trial for murder, accused of knifing his father to death. The twelve jurors retire to the jury room, having been admonished that the defendant is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Eleven of the jurors vote for conviction, each for reasons of his own. The sole holdout is Juror #8, played by Henry Fonda. As Fonda persuades the weary jurors to re-examine the evidence, we learn the backstory of each man. Juror #3 (Lee J. Cobb), a bullying self-made … More

Rating:	PG
Genre:	Drama, Classics
Directed By:	Sidney Lumet
Written By:	Reginald Rose
In Theaters:	Apr 13, 1957 Wide
On DVD:	Mar 6, 2001
Runtime:	1 hr. 35 min.