12 angry men : Criterion collection edition / director, Sidney Lumet.

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A behind-closed-doors look at the American legal system as riveting as it is spare, the iconic adaptation of Reginald Rose's teleplay stars Henry Fonda as the initially dissenting member of a jury of white men ready to pass judgment on a Puerto Rican teenager charged with murdering his father. What...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Criterion collection ; 591.
Corporate Author: Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011
Marshall, E. G., 1914-1998
Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982
Begley, Ed, 1901-1970
Warden, Jack
Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976
Balsam, Martin, 1919-1996
Klugman, Jack
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue; English subtitles.
Published: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2011.
Edition:Widescreen.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Criterion collection ; 591.
Subjects:
Trials (Murder) > United States > Drama.
Jury > United States > Drama.
Jurors > United States > Drama.
Abused children > United States > Drama.
Parricide > United States > Drama.
Capital punishment > United States > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide 20 unnumbered pages.
Variant Title:
12 angry men.
Tweleve angry men.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A behind-closed-doors look at the American legal system as riveting as it is spare, the iconic adaptation of Reginald Rose's teleplay stars Henry Fonda as the initially dissenting member of a jury of white men ready to pass judgment on a Puerto Rican teenager charged with murdering his father. What results is a saga of epic proportions that plays out in real time over ninety minutes in one sweltering room. One of the most radical big-screen courtroom dramas in cinema history.
Note:Accompanied by a guide featuring an essay by writer and law professor Thane Rosenbaum.
Title from web.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.T75 T84 2011 VideoDVD
CX4 D0139942 VideoDVD
ISBN:9781604655094
1604655097
9786314493868 :
6314493862 :
System Details:DVD, region 1; NTSC; widescreen.
Cast:
E.G. Marshall, Ed Begley, Henry Fonda, Jack Warden, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman.