It explodes like 12 sticks of dynamite!
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.
Dramadeath penaltyanonymitycourt casejudgejurorsinnocencewitnessknifematter of life and deathbased on play or musicaltrialmurder
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Character
Earnest, intimate, grave and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
57 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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Cast
- Martin BalsamJuror 1
- John FiedlerJuror 2
- Lee J. CobbJuror 3
- E.G. MarshallJuror 4
- Jack KlugmanJuror 5
- Edward BinnsJuror 6
- Jack WardenJuror 7
- Henry FondaJuror 8
- Joseph SweeneyJuror 9
- Ed BegleyJuror 10
Crew
- Sidney LumetDirector
- Reginald RoseScreenplay
- Boris KaufmanDirector of Photography
- Kenyon HopkinsOriginal Music Composer
- Carl LernerEditor
- Henry FondaProducer
- Reginald RoseProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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