Henry
Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley and Jack Klugman lead the distinctive cast
of jurors whose character portrayals are "perfect in every detail" (The
Hollywood Reporter). With its star-powered case and four Oscar nominations
including Best Picture,
12 Angry Men is a powerful, suspenseful
and "fascinatingly entertaining film" (Los Angeles Examiner).
Eleven jurors are convinced that the
defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of innocence. How
can this one man steer the others toard 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).
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Best Adapted Screenplay - Reginald Rose
(nominated)
No awards or nominations given to this film.
Best Picture (Drama)
(nominated)
Best Actor (Drama) - Henry Fonda
(nominated)
Best Supporting Actor - Lee J. Cobb
(nominated)
Best Director - Sidney Lumet
(nominated)
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This movie was originally written as a teleplay for the television
show Studio One In Hollywood by Reginald Rose in 1954. virtually
the same script was used for the film version, however Rose still receives
a credit for adapting it and was in fact nominated for an Oscar for the
work. The original production was also directed by Sidney Lumet and Lumet
was asked by personally by Henry Fonda to direct the film version as well.
Henry Fonda took a deferred salary banking on a big box office,
however the film was a commercial disaster and as a result he never got
a paycheck for his work. Despite this set back, Henry Fonda still lists
this as one of his personal top three favorite roles.
United Artists had perennially asked Henry Fonda to both
star in this film and sign on as a producer, which he did, however he hated
the producing aspect of movies so much that he decided to never do it again,
despite being nominated for an Oscar for his work.
Director Sidney Lumet had the actors rehearse their scenes
repeatedly for weeks in a small enclosed room without cameras filming so
that the dialogue would feel natural and so the actors would really know
what it feels like to be trapped in a cramped room together. As a result
he had only 21 days to actually shoot the film.
In order to give the audience a growing sense of tension
and a feeling of claustrophobia, director Sidney Lumet started out using
wide shots from above the actors eye level and gradually moving the shots
closer to the actors faces and lowering the camera below their eye level
so that the audience was looking up at the actors by the time of the final
scenes.
This movie marks the big screen debut of John Fiedler who
would later become famous as the voice of Piglet in the Winnie The Pooh
series.
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