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12 Angry Men (1957)

Directed by Sidney Lumet · Cinematography by Boris Kaufman

Approved96 min64 frames

Drama

It explodes like 12 sticks of dynamite!

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12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: medium — A small wooden table sits inside a jury deliberation room with plain paneled walls. A man in a light suit…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: medium — A man sits at a wooden table in a sparse room with paneled walls. The individual faces the camera directly…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: closeup — A dark office setting features a window overlooking a night cityscape. A man with thinning hair and…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: medium — A wood-paneled courtroom features a judge at the bench and a jury panel behind. A man in a robe works at…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: medium — A group of seven men sit around a wooden table in a dimly lit office. They are engaged in a tense…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: closeup — A spartan 1950s office space features simple paneled walls and a radiator unit. A middle-aged man in a…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: medium — An office room features a large, dark pedestal fan in the foreground. A man looks up at the fan while…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: wide — A group of twelve men sits around a long wooden table in a room. They are engaged in a discussion while…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: closeup — A man stands in an interior space with dark, nondescript background paneling. He is looking straight…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: medium — Two men sit side by side in an office with vertical wooden paneling behind them. They stare forward at the…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: closeup — A jury room environment with wooden architectural paneling visible in the blurred background. A…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with wood-paneled walls and a window grid in the background. A man sits at a table…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: medium — An interior space with three men seated around a wooden table in a room. The men look forward, one holding…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: closeup — An interior space with shelves visible in the background indicating storage. A middle-aged man stands in…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: A tense deliberation scene featuring men at a table, framed by foreground figures to establish a claustrophobic…12 Angry Men (1957) movie still: medium — A group of men gather around a large table in a sparsely furnished room. One man stands and points at a…
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What is 12 Angry Men about?

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.

12 Angry Men is a 1957 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet in his feature directorial debut, adapted by Reginald Rose from his 1954 teleplay. A critique of the American jury system during the McCarthy era, the film tells the story of a jury of twelve men as they deliberate the conviction or acquittal of a teenager charged with murder on the basis of reasonable doubt; disagreement and conflict among the jurors forces them to question their morals and values. It stars an ensemble cast, featuring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E. G. Marshall, and Jack Warden.

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What does the cinematography of 12 Angry Men look like?

Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of 12 Angry Men leans on medium shots (52% of the sample) and close-ups (41%). Cinematographer Boris Kaufman keeps 31% of it in soft, high-key light. Focus stays shallow in 78% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1950s.

What is the color palette of 12 Angry Men?

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