Courtney B. Vance, Ossie Davis, Jack Lemmon

During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices. The film i...( read more  read more... )s adapted by Reginald Rose from his own 1957 film version (directed by Sidney Lumet) and from the Westinghouse One television production that predated it. George C. Scott won a Golden Globe for his supporting role; righteous juror Jack Lemmon was denied such an honor for Best Actor, but recipient Ving Rhames (for DON KING) dedicated his award to Lemmon.

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Directed by: William Friedkin

Release Date: August 17, 1997

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  • January 5, 2007
    I watched about 20 minutes of this and turned it off. It's supposed to be good but I couldn't get into it
  • November 28, 2006
    This one, the original, is better than all the remakes
  • April 2, 2009
    My high school teacher made me watch it
  • December 13, 2008
    I was bored of this at first as I wasn't really sure where it was going, but once it started I really started getting into it. Mystery's and the like generally annoy me, but this was really enjoyable and I liked how although the other 11 blokes were bias towards the black dude ha...( read more)ving done it, but Henry Fonda gives them all a slap in the face and they see the facts rather than the guy. Meh, I liked it.
  • March 13, 2008
    alright.decent.
  • October 17, 2009
    Wath a popular film !!!!!! Several versions. American, second American, Russian . Oh la la.
  • September 13, 2009
    A very interesting film, the story of a jury how need take a decision, guilty or not guilty? along the movie shows diferent things that make think, could be not guilty? and if it, a wrong decision could be the reason to excecute a inocent one, but if not? now a have to see the or...( read more)iginal one too!
  • September 2, 2009
    Right up there among my all time fave movies. Outstanding cast, an all star cast really, lead by Henry Fonda. Beautifully written and wonderfully acted. A very good example I think of how the movies that rely on the spoken word can be more suspenseful and engrossing to watch then...( read more) a lot of the action movies they make nowadays.
  • August 30, 2009
    This is a very good movie
  • August 18, 2009
    Not as good as the Lumet film, the Lumet version is THE standard for this story, and filmmaking in general.

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  • SilentWarProductions2009
    September 5, 2008
    So many people reviewing on this film as if its the original...do none of you read properly?
  • mrdavidjb
    March 18, 2007
    The greatest court movie ever made.
  • DivineMadness
    February 7, 2007
    'We' watched this film in a psychology lesson. Learning about a minority influencing a majority. The film was very interesting!!! x

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