12 angry men /
12 angry men /
Twelve angry men
Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; Orion/Nova productions ; a United Artists presentation ; story and screenplay by Reginald Rose ; produced by Henry Fonda and Reginald Rose ; directed by Sidney Lumet.
- Two-DVD special ed.
, United States
- 2 videodiscs (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- The Criterion collection ; 591 .
- Criterion collection ; 591. .
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.
Special features: Television version, for Studio one (1954 ; 51 min.) directed by Franklin Schaffner and starring Robert Cummings and Franchot Tone with an introduction by Ron Simon ; production history, from teleplay to film ; archival interviews with Lumet ; new interview about the director with writer Walter Bernstein ; new interview with Simon about television writer Reginald Rose ; Tragedy in a temporary town (1956 ; 55 min.) teleplay by Rose directed by Lumet, starring Lloyd Bridges and Jack Warden ; new interview with cinematographer John Bailey about Boris Kaufman ; original theatrical trailer ; booklet with essay by law professor Thane Rosenbaum. Disc 1. Film and television versions -- Disc 2. Special features.
Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; film editor, Carl Lerner ; music composed and conducted by Kenyon Hopkins ; art director, Robert Markel ; associate producer, George Justin. Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; film editor, Carl Lerner ; music composed and conducted by Kenyon Hopkins ; art director, Robert Markel ; associate producer, George Justin.
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.
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.
DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
English dialogue with optional English captions.
National Film Registry selection, 2007.
9781604655094 1604655097
715515089319
CC2092D The Criterion Collection
Rose, Reginald--Film adaptations.
Trials (Murder)--United States--Drama.
Legal drama.
Jurors--United States--Drama.
Jury--United States--Drama.
Abused children--United States--Drama.
Parricide--United States--Drama.
Capital punishment--United States--Drama.
Legal films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
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.
Special features: Television version, for Studio one (1954 ; 51 min.) directed by Franklin Schaffner and starring Robert Cummings and Franchot Tone with an introduction by Ron Simon ; production history, from teleplay to film ; archival interviews with Lumet ; new interview about the director with writer Walter Bernstein ; new interview with Simon about television writer Reginald Rose ; Tragedy in a temporary town (1956 ; 55 min.) teleplay by Rose directed by Lumet, starring Lloyd Bridges and Jack Warden ; new interview with cinematographer John Bailey about Boris Kaufman ; original theatrical trailer ; booklet with essay by law professor Thane Rosenbaum. Disc 1. Film and television versions -- Disc 2. Special features.
Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; film editor, Carl Lerner ; music composed and conducted by Kenyon Hopkins ; art director, Robert Markel ; associate producer, George Justin. Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; film editor, Carl Lerner ; music composed and conducted by Kenyon Hopkins ; art director, Robert Markel ; associate producer, George Justin.
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.
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.
DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
English dialogue with optional English captions.
National Film Registry selection, 2007.
9781604655094 1604655097
715515089319
CC2092D The Criterion Collection
Rose, Reginald--Film adaptations.
Trials (Murder)--United States--Drama.
Legal drama.
Jurors--United States--Drama.
Jury--United States--Drama.
Abused children--United States--Drama.
Parricide--United States--Drama.
Capital punishment--United States--Drama.
Legal films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.