Principal cast
Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall and Jack Klugman
Film 349 of 498 on the Screen Path
12 Angry Men
It explodes like 12 sticks of dynamite!
About the film
12 Angry Men at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1957 film at stop 349 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Boris Kaufman (director of photography), Carl Lerner (editor), Kenyon Hopkins (original music composer), Reginald Rose (screenplay) and Robert Markel (art direction)
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Release
- 1957-04-10
- Runtime
- 97 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Martin BalsamCharacter: Juror 1
- John FiedlerCharacter: Juror 2
- Lee J. CobbCharacter: Juror 3
- E.G. MarshallCharacter: Juror 4
- Jack KlugmanCharacter: Juror 5
- Edward BinnsCharacter: Juror 6
- Jack WardenCharacter: Juror 7
- Henry FondaCharacter: Juror 8
- Joseph SweeneyCharacter: Juror 9
- Ed BegleyCharacter: Juror 10
- George VoskovecCharacter: Juror 11
- Robert WebberCharacter: Juror 12
Full crew
Full crew
- Sidney LumetCredits: Director
- Henry FondaCredits: Producer
- Robert MarkelCredits: Art Direction
- Kenyon HopkinsCredits: Original Music Composer
- Reginald RoseCredits: Screenplay, Producer, Story
- Carl LernerCredits: Editor
- Herman BuchmanCredits: Makeup Artist
- Boris KaufmanCredits: Director of Photography
- George JustinCredits: Associate Producer
- Saul MidwallCredits: Camera Operator
- Al GramagliaCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- James A. GleasonCredits: Sound
- Don KranzeCredits: Assistant Director
- Faith HubleyCredits: Script Supervisor
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