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12 Angry Men

Where:

New York

When:

The 1950s

Life is in their hands. Death is on their minds. — 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.

Released in 1957 — 97 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Language:

English