12 Angry Men

Plot overview

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.

Director

Sidney Lumet

Cast

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  Martin Balsam

  Juror 1

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  John Fiedler

  Juror 2

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  Lee J. Cobb

  Juror 3

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  E.G. Marshall

  Juror 4

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  Jack Klugman

  Juror 5

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  Edward Binns

  Juror 6

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  Jack Warden

  Juror 7

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  Henry Fonda

  Juror 8