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)Plots(1)
12 Angry Men, by Sidney Lumet, may be the most radical courtroom drama in cinema history. A behind-closed-doors look at the American legal system that is as riveting as it is spare, this iconic adaptation of Reginald Rose’s teleplay stars Henry Fonda as the dissenting member on a jury of white men ready to pass judgment on a Puerto Rican teenager charged with murdering his father. The result is a saga of epic proportions that plays out over a tense afternoon in one sweltering room. Lumet’s electrifying snapshot of 1950s America on the verge of change is one of the great feature film debuts. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![Martin Balsam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/526/168526970_09ksp1.jpg)
Martin Balsam
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Psycho (1960)
Little Big Man (1970)
![John Fiedler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/396/396111_b5208b.jpg)
John Fiedler
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
![Lee J. Cobb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270773_c094c8.jpg)
Lee J. Cobb
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
On the Waterfront (1954)
![E.G. Marshall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/467/467363_3efde8.jpg)
E.G. Marshall
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
![Jack Klugman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279029_649262.jpg)
Jack Klugman
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![Edward Binns](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256254_26bc5f.jpg)
Edward Binns
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![Jack Warden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267825_0857e1.jpg)
Jack Warden
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Being There (1979)
...And Justice for All (1979)
![Henry Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/296/164296957_834716.jpg)
Henry Fonda
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Fail-Safe (1964)
![Joseph Sweeney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886033_2ff0d8.jpg)
Joseph Sweeney
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
![Ed Begley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384710_f5db3d.png)
Ed Begley
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
![George Voskovec](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268972_26e0a8.jpg)
George Voskovec
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Heave Ho! (1934)
![Robert Webber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455705_570a10.jpg)
Robert Webber
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Rudy Bond
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
12 Angry Men (1957)
![John Savoca](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/261/160261422_606002.jpg)
John Savoca
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Walter Stocker
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
Lassie's Greatest Adventure (1963)
Billy Nelson
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)