12 Angry Men (1997 film)

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12 Angry Men
Film poster
Directed by	William Friedkin
Produced by	Terence A. Donnelly
Written by	Reginald Rose
Starring	see below
Cinematography	Fred Schuler
Editing by	Augie Hess
Distributed by	MGM Television
Release date(s)	17 August 1997
Running time	117 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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12 Angry Men is a 1997 television film directed by William Friedkin, based on the play 12 Angry Men and the 1957 film version.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Plot

The film is centered around twelve jurors who are deliberating. At the start of the film, most are ready to find the young, Hispanic defendant guilty. However, one juror wishes to be thorough and starts to review all of the evidence. For example, the knife that the prosecution claimed was rare and thus linked the boy to the crime can in fact be purchased readily. This one juror slowly convinces the other jurors that there is a reasonable doubt that the boy committed the murder and thus a non-guilty verdict is rendered.

[edit] Cast

Courtney B. Vance as the Foreman
Ossie Davis as Juror #2
George C. Scott as Juror #3
Armin Mueller-Stahl as Juror #4
Dorian Harewood as Juror #5
James Gandolfini as Juror #6
Tony Danza as Juror #7
Jack Lemmon as Juror #8
Hume Cronyn as Juror #9
Mykelti Williamson as Juror #10
Edward James Olmos as Juror #11
William Petersen as Juror #12
Mary McDonnell as Judge
Tyrees Allen as Guard
Douglas Spain as The Accused

[edit] Trivia

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This is the second movie in which George C. Scott plays a character previously played by Lee J. Cobb. Cobb played Lieutenant Kinderman in The Exorcist (1973), whereas Scott played Kinderman in The Exorcist III (1990). Cobb has previously played Juror #3 in the 1957 film version, whereas Scott plays the character in the 1997 remake.