I will preface this by saying that I am a sucker for crime or law movies. However, this movie was excellent especially for its time. It’s a simple concept. An idea takes place in one spot the whole time, but each character is his own person and has his own background most characters stayed nameless throughout the whole movie, but as if you were, you can distinguish their personalities from each other easily, as well as begin to understand where they come from even without an explicit explanation. It’s a character driven story and I believe the writing is what makes this film so great. The cinematography is nothing special but the actual story and writing make this film one of the greats. Glad I found it free on YouTube!
Synopsis
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.
Reviews from Movi members
Cinematic, I've seen the play before but this is on a whole new level, the shots, the acting all exceptional and probs the first black and white movie that I've properly watched
Great classic, watched on flight, wished they didn’t find a like reasonable doubt with every single piece of evidence to leave more ambiguous
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
George VoskovecJuror 11
Robert WebberJuror 12
Rudy BondJudge (uncredited)- Tom GormanStenographer (uncredited)
- James KellyGuard (uncredited)
- Billy NelsonCourt Clerk (uncredited)
- Walter StockerMan Waiting for Elevator (uncredited)
- John SavocaDefendant (uncredited)
Trailer

Official Trailer · YouTube
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