HENRY FONDA, LEE COBB, E.G. MARSHALL AND MARTIN BALSAM IN..The story begins with the closing arguments of the lawyer in the murder case, and the judge then gives instructions to the jury members. As in any such trial, jury members must make an anonymous decision as to whether or not the accused is guilty. (In U.S. case law, failure to make a decision results in the annulment of the trial). The suspect in the case is a young man who is accused of killing his father. The jury was told that a possible conviction would mean the death penalty (something that could not happen in today’s U.S. justice system). The twelve men move into the jury room, where they begin a discussion. During their discussion, no juror is allowed to call another by name because they are unknown, but, in the end, Sweeney and Fonda's character reveal their last names. Fonda's character's last name is Davis, and Sweeney's is McArdle.
IMDb top 250 (nr.5)
Rate: 8/10
*12 Angry men (1957)
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