12 angry men [DVD video]

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.

General Note:

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.

Performers:

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.

Contents:

Special features: The television version -- "12 angry men: from television to the big screen" -- ival 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.

Technical Details:

DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.

Personal Subject:

Rose, Reginald-Film adaptations.

Subject Term:

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.