Synopsis
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.
12 Angry Men (1957) is a 1h 37min drama feature film by Sidney Lumet. The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-Am...
Key facts
Cast
Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Jack Warden, Henry Fonda
Original language
English
First release
April 10, 1957 (Ireland)
Based on
Twelve Angry Men
Awards
Golden Bear, Grand Prix, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
Setting
Manhattan
Filming locations
United States
Crew
Screenplay
Reginald Rose
Producer
Henry Fonda, Reginald Rose
Cinematography
Boris Kaufman
Editing
Carl Lerner
Music
Kenyon Hopkins
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Edgar Allan Poe Awards 1958 generic - Best Motion Picture Screenplay ★ Winner; writer(s): Reginald Rose
Titles
| Original title | 12 Angry Men | |
| Alternate title | Douze hommes en colère |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Ireland | April 10, 1957 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 10, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Canada | April 13, 1957 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | April 18, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | July 29, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Germany | August 14, 1957 |
| Theatrical | South Africa | August 19, 1957 |
| Theatrical | France | September 4, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Italy | September 4, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Greece | September 30, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Australia | October 10, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Israel | October 10, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Finland | October 25, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | October 25, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | October 28, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | November 7, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | November 21, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Norway | November 28, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Austria | December 20, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Spain | February 3, 1958 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | October 10, 1958 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | May 18, 1959 |
| Theatrical | Japan | August 1, 1959 |
| Theatrical | Poland | November 1, 1959 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | January 28, 1960 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | April 1, 1960 |
| Theatrical | Soviet Union | November 13, 1961 |
| Theatrical | Germany | November 5, 1975 |
| Theatrical | France | July 25, 2007 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | January 17, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Greece | August 22, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Lithuania | August 29, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Greece | August 21, 2025 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Mexico | January 1, 2000 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | March 19, 2001 |
| Home video | Netherlands | January 1, 2005 |
| Home video | Brazil | August 12, 2005 |
| Home video | Greece | May 18, 2010 |
| Home video | Netherlands | December 4, 2013 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | January 13, 2014 |
| Home video | India | January 15, 2014 |
| Home video | Czech Republic | February 24, 2016 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | May 15, 2017 |
Full credits
| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| Cast | Martin Balsam (Juror 1), John Fiedler (Juror 2), Lee J. Cobb (Juror 3), E.G. Marshall (Juror 4), Jack Klugman (Juror 5), Edward Binns (Juror 6), Jack Warden (Juror 7), Henry Fonda (Juror 8), Joseph Sweeney (Juror 9), Ed Begley (Juror 10), George Voskovec (Juror 11), Robert Webber (Juror 12), Rudy Bond (Judge (uncredited)), Tom Gorman (Stenographer (uncredited)), James Kelly (Guard (uncredited)), Billy Nelson (Court Clerk (uncredited)), Walter Stocker (Man Waiting for Elevator (uncredited)), John Savoca (Defendant (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Reginald Rose |
| Story | Reginald Rose |
| Producer | Henry Fonda, Reginald Rose |
| Cinematography | Boris Kaufman |
| Editing | Carl Lerner |
| Music | Kenyon Hopkins |
| Sound | James A. Gleason |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
