12 angry men

Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011 (Director, Interviewee). Rose, Reginald (Producer, Screenwriter). Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (Producer, Actor). Kaufman, Boris. (Cinematographer). Lerner, Carl. (Film editor). Hopkins, Kenyon. (Composer). Markell, Robert. (Artistic director). Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976 (Actor). Begley, Ed, 1901-1970 (Actor). Marshall, E. G., 1914-1998 (Actor). Warden, Jack. (Actor). Balsam, Martin, 1919-1996 (Actor). Fiedler, John, 1925-2005 (Actor). Klugman, Jack. (Actor). Binns, Edward, 1916-1990 (Actor). Sweeney, Joseph,-1963. (Actor). Voskovec, Jiří, 1905-1981 (Actor). Webber, Robert, 1924-1989 (Actor). Rose, Reginald Motion picture adaptation of (work): Twelve angry men. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). Orion-Nova Productions (Firm) (Added Author). United Artists Corporation. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). 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. (Cast).

Summary: A jury of white men is ready to pass judgment on a Puerto Rican teenager charged with murdering his father. However, one juror forces the others to consider whether the evidence--or the jurors' own prejudices--influences their deliberations. The story plays out in real time over ninety minutes in one sweltering room.

Record details

ISBN: 9781604655094
Physical Description: videodisc
2 videodiscs (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (in container).
Edition: Two-DVD special ed.
Publisher: [New York, New York] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

General Note:	Wide screen (1.66:1). Based on the television drama of the same title by Reginald Rose. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. Special features: Disc 2. "The television version" directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, 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.
Formatted Contents Note:	Special features: The television version -- "12 angry men: from television to the big screen" -- ival 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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; film editor, Carl Lerner ; music composed and conducted by Kenyon Hopkins ; art director, Robert Markel ; associate producer, George Justin.
Participant or Performer Note:	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.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:	English dialogue with optional English captions.
Awards Note:	National Film Registry selection, 2007.