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Tarfumes.com - 12 Angry Men (50th Anniversary Edition)
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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Starring: Martin Balsam, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, Rudy Bond, Lee J. Cobb
Directed By: Sidney Lumet
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0027616097101
Format: Black & White
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-03-04
Running Time: 96
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 2008-03-04
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Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of his innocence. How can this one man steer the others toward the same conclusion? It's a case of seemingly overwhelming evidence against a teenager accused of killing his father in "one of the best pictures ever made" (The Hollywood Reporter).System Requirements:Running Time: 96 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â DRAMA/FIGHTING THE SYSTEM Rating:Â PG UPC:Â 027616097101 Manufacturer No:Â M109710
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Summary: Enter the jury room and hold on to your values
Comment: Henry Fonda stars with Lee J. Cobb, E. G. Marshall and a nine other fine character actors in this classic courtroom drama from 1957. Despite the black-and-white filming and dated costume and props, this story still packs a terrific punch, mainly due to terrific writing and careful attention to dramatic unities of time, place and action. The story itself has an elegant simplicity to it: a young man is on trial for the murder of his father, and as the film opens we see the jury (12 white men of various distinctive types) being ushered into the jury room to decide his fate. Eleven of these men are outraged by the brutality of the crime and anxious to return a "guilty" verdict. Only one (Henry Fonda) questions the defendant's guilt. Using various debating techniques, Fonda reveals his doubts about the various pieces of evidence offered by the prosecution, and gradually begins to put "reasonable doubt" into the minds of his fellow jurors.
The conflict in this film (which is pretty much a recording of a stage drama) is between the jurors, not between the alleged murderer and his father, so there's no action in this film beyond 12 angry men heatedly arguing the case. Some viewers may be turned off by the story's preachiness - admittedly the film is pretty heavy-handed in its liberal bias - but it's still a powerful and soul-stirring evocation of one of Americans' crucial human rights: the trial by jury. Our judicial system may not be perfect, but this film certainly is. A must for high school civics class, and a stunning rebuttal to those who doubt that one man can make a difference in this world.
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Summary: One of the true great masterpieces
Comment: Excellent film with an extraordinary cast & plot regarding 12 jurors who have to deliberate on a man's fate. Well written & the performances by the cast are superb. Most notably Henry Fonda & Lee J. Cobb.
Robert Webber (Juror 12) was so handsome, sadly he passed away awhile back of ALS at the age of 64 (he bore a strong resemblance to Kevin McCarthy, though I find Mr. Webber to be the sexier of the two). It was an added treat seeing him in this picture even though I wish he were given more to do in the film to showcase his talent better.
Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys true movies with an absorbing plot from a time when cinema was cinema.
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Summary: 12 Angry Men a Winner
Comment: The Jason Robards/George C. Scott version is maybe even better (color). But this version has the special features that the Robards version does not.
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Summary: A masterful assembly of actors
Comment: This is a great film with (in my opinion) the most brilliant collection of actors ever assembled.
All but 3 minutes of this film takes place in the confines of the small jury deliberation room. The 12 white men of the jury retire to the room after the close of a murder trial. The verdict is a shoe-in because as far as the foreman and jury members are concerned the young man on trial (who appears to be Hispanic or Italian) is obviously guilty. But wait - while the foreman goes through the mere formality of taking the men's votes everyone is shocked to hear one man dare to vote NOT-guilty. This is when the story starts getting as hot as the jury room the men are meeting in. It isn't that the holdout is convinced of the man's innocence, but he feels that since the defendant's life is at stake (the death penalty is automatically attached to a guilty verdict) the case should at least be discussed before a verdict is returned to the judge.
The casting is flawless. Henry Fonda is the lone holdout, calm, cool and collected. The other jurors consist of hothead, guilt-ridden, Lee J. Cobb; Let's get out of here so I can get to the ball game, Jack Warden; life-long bigot, Ed Begley; John Fiedler, who's just as mousy as the character of Piglet that he voices for Disney; I didn't ask for this foreman job, Martin Balsam; former kid from the same slums as the defendant, Jack Klugman; methodical stock broker, E.G. Marshall; elderly, sharp as a tack, Joseph Sweeney; Everyman, blue-collar, Ed Binns; East European immigrant, proud to be an American, George Voskovec; and I'll just go with the flow, doodler, Robert Webber. Though I'd never heard of the last three actors before, Voskovec and Webber apparently had long and successful careers in TV (source IMDB). Sweeney, as juror #9 is one of my favorites in this film. He plays the most elderly of the jurors but his observations and uncanny memory lend needed support to Fonda's character.
If you haven't seen this film it's about time you did yourself the favor of doing so. If you have teenagers at home, I recommend you invite them to watch it with you and discuss it afterwords.
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Summary: Fonda and the gang deliver flawlessly
Comment: In the thrilling drama 12 Angry Men, a young man has been accused of murder and his fate rests in the hands of the twelve jurors chosen to oversee the trial. The young man's lawyer doesn't seem to care about his guilt or innocence. The evidence seems condemning in the extreme. There does not seem to be any reason that the jury should be more than a few minutes in deciding his guilt and then...off to the electric chair he will go. Then one juror (Fonda) has the courage to voice his doubts about the case and the evidence presented. Standing firm against all opposition he exposes the faults in the case and attempts to convince the other men in the room of his sincerity...and the young man's innocence.
Henry Fonda plays a Doubting Thomas who must convince his eleven fellow jurors of the innocence, or reasonable doubt of guilt, of a young man accused of murder. In their deliberations he must expose the hateful (Lee Cobb), move the indifferent (Martin Balsam, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber), convince the reasonable (John Fiedler and Ed Binns), sway the coldly logical (E.G. Marshall), inspire the weak (Jack Klugman), shame the bigoted (Ed Begley), and return pride to men of honor (Joseph Sweeney and George Voskovec). This movie is a truly amazing example of character study, superb acting, and a flawless script. It features some of the most talented actors to ever grace the silver screen and it is a film for the ages. If you enjoy suspenseful courtroom drama then this movie is a must see. Five stars.
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