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12 Angry Men
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12 Angry Men is a film produced in 1957, depicting the story of twelve jurors bound by the acceptance of their civic duty and thrust together into a hot, humid room to deliberate the guilt or innocence of a boy accused of killing his father in a moment of rage. Initially, only one juror is not certain beyond a reasonable doubt that the young man is guilty, and must convince his peers to evaluate the matter beyond their initial emotion-based judgments. With the exception of three minutes of screen time split between the beginning and the end and a short conversation in the adjoining washroom, the entire movie takes place in the jury room.
A study of contrasts in human character under the stress of grave responsibility, the movie's stars have been described as one of the finest ensembles of character actors ever assembled, and includes Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Ed Binns, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, George Voskovec, Robert Webber, and Joseph Sweeney (his last appearance in motion pictures). 12 Angry Men is highly regarded from both a critical and popular viewpoint; Roger Ebert lists it as one of his "Great Movies", and it has been consistently ranked in the top 30 of the Internet Movie Database Top 250 List.
The movie begins after the closing arguments of a homicide case have been presented, and the is about to give his instructions to the jury. Now the decision has to be made by these twelve men, unanimously, whether the accused is innocent or guilty of the charge of murder. These twelve men then move to jiur room where they get acquainted with personalities of their peers. Throughout their deliberation, not a single juror knows other by name. As the votes are revealed, many jurors are amazed and at the same time disturbed by the decision of Juror #8, who has voted "not guilty". Juror #8 explains that he has reasonable doubts, and it is morally incorrect and also illegal to condemn a man to death if any jury member is doubtful. As deliberation continues, Juror #9 is impressed by Juror #8's conviction and agrees that the evidences should be throughly reviewed, and thus changes his vote to "not guilty".
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Show Biography - 12 Angry Men
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 The ensuing arguments and sifting of the evidence unveil the flaws of the prosecution's case, the questionable representation by the defendant's court-appointed attorney, and the true character of each of the jury members. Although it is implied, shortly it also becomes apparent that the accused boy belonged to an ethnic minority and there exist a measure of prejudice in the jury room. A scene describes the uniqueness of the murder weapon, which is a switchblade, is an argument as proof of the boy's guilt. In response Juror #8 produces an exact copy of the weapon and tells jury that in reality, it is one of the cheap and easily purchased knife that is available in a local store. Despite the firm insistence of the racist Juror #10 and Juror #3, a father who allows his poor relationship with his son come on the way and influence his decision, the eventual result is a vote of 12-0 in favor of acquittal. All the jurors leave the room to present their verdict to the court. What follows this, is left for viewers to imagine. The final scene shows, a they are going down the courthouse steps towards the street, Juror #9 calls to Juror #8 and asks his name. They introduce themselves to each other, say good buy, and go their separate ways.
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