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12 Angry Men
UNITED STATES · 1957

12 Angry Men

Sidney Lumet
jury deliberation prejudice and bias justice system reasonable doubt social commentary
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Synopsis

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.

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