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10/04/1957 Drama 1h 37m
85
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It explodes like 12 sticks of dynamite!

Overview

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.

  1. Sidney Lumet

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Martin Balsam

    Juror 1

  2. John Fiedler

    Juror 2

  3. Lee J. Cobb

    Juror 3

  4. E.G. Marshall

    Juror 4

  5. Jack Klugman

    Juror 5

  6. Edward Binns

    Juror 6

  7. Jack Warden

    Juror 7

  8. Henry Fonda

    Juror 8

  9. Joseph Sweeney

    Juror 9

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto
Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on 2023-05-23
**A very well-made film, with great actors.**

As a non-American myself, it's a little tricky for me to understand how well this justice system works. Don't get me wrong, but in my country it is not usual to resort to this type of trials, where the decision depends largely on the lawyers' ability to convince a group of jurors. Here, the decision depends more on the judge, or on a collective of judges. Resorting to a jury trial is provided for in Portuguese law, but must meet a tight set of prerequisites, which turns out to be a very unusual option.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$397,751.00

Revenue
$4,360,000.00

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