Twelve Angry Men (1957)

May Film – Twelve Angry Men

The Storyline

An American courtroom drama written by Reginald Rose concerning the jury of a homicide trial. It was broadcast initially as a television play in 1954. The following year it was adapted for the stage. It was adapted for a film of the same name, directed by Sidney Lumet and released in 1957. Since then it has been given numerous remakes, adaptations, and tributes.

The play explores the deliberations of a jury of a homicide trial, in which a dozen “men with ties” decide the fate of a teenager accused of murdering his abusive father. At the beginning, they are nearly unanimous in concluding the youth is guilty. One man dissents, declaring him “not guilty”, and he sows a seed of reasonable doubt. Eventually he persuades the other jurors to support a unanimous “not guilty” verdict.

The Club review exposed very mixed reviews of the film. Rated from 4-8.

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Running Time – 1hr 38mins (98 minutes)

UK Classification – U