12 Angry Men (1957 film)
12 Angry Men | |
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Directit bi | Sidney Lumet |
Produced bi | |
Screenplay bi | Reginald Rose |
Story bi | Reginald Rose |
Starnin |
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Muisic bi | Kenyon Hopkins |
Cinematography | Boris Kaufman |
Eeditit bi | Carl Lerner |
Production company | Orion-Nova Productions |
Distributit bi | United Artists |
Release date |
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Rinnin time | 96 minutes |
Kintra | Unitit States |
Leid | Inglis |
Budget | $340,000[1][2] |
Box office | $1,000,000 (rentals)[3] |
12 Angry Men is a 1957 American noir thriller film adaptit frae a teleplay o the same name bi Reginald Rose.[4][5] Written an co-produced bi Rose himsel an directit bi Sidney Lumet, this trial film tells the story o a jury made up o 12 men as thay deliberate the guilt or acquittal o a defendant on the basis o raisonable doubt. In the Unitit States, a verdict in maist criminal trials bi jury must be unanimous. The film is notable for its awmaist exclusive uise o ane set: oot o 96 minutes o run time, anly three minutes tak place ootside o the jury ruim.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Box Office Information for 12 Angry Men. The Numbers. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ↑ Anita Ekberg Chosen for 'Mimi' Role Louella Parsons:. The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959) [Washington, D.C] 08 Apr 1957: A18.
- ↑ "Top Grosses of 1957", Variety, 8 January 1958: 30
- ↑ Variety film review; February 27, 1957, p. 6.
- ↑ Harrison's Reports film review; March 2, 1957, page 35.
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