Summary
A behind-closed-doors look at the American legal system as riveting as it is sparse. The iconic adaptation of Reginald Rose's teleplay stars Henry Fonda as the initially dissenting member of a jury of white men ready to pass judgment on a Puerto Rican teenager charged with murdering his father. What results is a saga of epic proportions that plays out in real time over ninety minutes in one sweltering room. One of the most radical big-screen courtroom dramas in cinema history.Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 591. |
| Subjects |
Rose, Reginald
-- Film adaptations.
Trials (Murder) -- United States -- Drama. Jury -- United States -- Drama. Jurors -- United States -- Drama. Abused children -- United States -- Drama. Parricide -- United States -- Drama. Capital punishment -- United States -- Drama. Legal films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [New York] :Criterion Collection,2011 |
| Edition | Two-DVD special ed., Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Studio One (Television program). Twelve angry men. Twelve angry men |
| Contributors |
Rose, Reginald.
Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982. Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011. Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976. Begley, Ed, 1901-1970. Marshall, E. G., 1914-1998. Warden, Jack. Balsam, Martin, 1919-1996. Fiedler, John, 1925-2005. Klugman, Jack. Binns, Edward, 1916-1990. Sweeney, Joseph, -1963. Voskovec, Jiří, 1905-1981. Webber, Robert, 1924-1989. Hopkins, Kenyon. Rose, Reginald. Twelve angry men. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Orion-Nova Productions (Firm) United Artists Corporation. Criterion Collection (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Robert Webber. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; film editor, Carl Lerner ; music composed and conducted by Kenyon Hopkins ; art director, Robert Markel ; associate producer, George Justin. |
| Language |
English English dialogue; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. Based on the television drama of the same title by Reginald Rose. Special features: Disc 2. "The television version" directed by Franklin J. Schaffner's, introduction by Ron Simon (Sept. 26, 1954); "12 angry men: from television to the big screen" interview with film scholar Vance Kepley.Theatrical trailer. Disc 2. archival interviews with Lumet; new interview about the director with writer Walter Bernstein; new interview with Simon about television writer Reginald Rose; new interview with cinematographer John Bailey; "Tragedy in a small town" a 1956 teleplay directed by Lumet and written by Rose. Booklet: "Lumet's faces" essay by Thane Rosenbaum. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; mono. |
| Awards |
National Film Registry selection, 2007. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| ISBN | 9781604655094 1604655097 |
| Other | Classic View |