Many shots of the jurors' watches are inconsistent with "film time".
At 20:07 into the film, as the camera pans from Juror #6 to Juror #7, the shadow of the boom mic is visible on the wall behind them.
When Juror #8 is imitating the old man going to the door, as he is completing the first leg of his walk the shadow of the camera following him is clearly visible on the floor by his feet.
Within the last half hour of the movie, the clock on the wall in the jury room can be seen indicating 6:15.
Several minutes later, 'E.
Marshall' (qv) states that it is "a quarter after six".
Several minutes after that, the wall clock is seen again, but still shows 6:15.
Still later, when 'Lee J.
Cobb' (qv) leans over the table after he tears up the snapshot from his wallet, his watch can be seen indicating 5:10.
When juror #12 is sitting on the back of the chair smoking a cigarette, in the long shot the cuffs of his shirt are rolled back, but in the closeup the cuffs are fastened with cuff links, and then in the next long shot the cuffs are rolled back again.
As the Jurors are walking out of the courtroom the defendant's table is right next to the jury box.
The defendant's table is always the farthest table from the jury.
When Juror #8 wants to time how long it would take an injured man to walk down the hall, Juror #2 starts and stops the timing and announces it as "exactly 41 seconds".
In reality, and considering that the scene does not cut away, the time is 30 seconds.
When juror #5 ('Jack Klugman' (qv)) changes his vote to not guilty, juror #6 begins to talk to him, but is looking the other way.
The reason cinema is so good now is because of great movies like this. What an example of strong story telling, with gripping performances that bind you to your seat as the tension builds minute by minute.
The most amazing point to me is that the whole story happens in just one room between 12 people arguing and some times fighting about the fate of a 18 yo boy accused of killing his father by stabbing in his chest down and in and you are never lost or bored and willingly looking to see what happens next.It is narrating how people may judge based on prejudice and mix important even social decisions with their personal issues.
Sidney Lumet's "12 Angry Men" was my first experience of the wonder that is black and white film. The movie is a true classic and rivals many of today's much higher budget action filled flops.
Twelve men sit around a table and talk for an hour and a half. There's your movie.
This is one of those movies where everything could go wrong. The story is as simple as it can be: 12 men are jurors on a open and shut murder trial, but one man thinks that another persons life deserves at least some thought on the matter and votes not guilty.
This movie was in IMDb's top 10 list over the best voted movies of all time. I knew nothing about this movie and was very eager to watch it so that I could see what all the fuss is about.
What can be said about Twelve Angry Men that hasn't already been said before with more eloquence. Sidney Lumet's first and arguably best feature has entered into the annals of film history and has been picked apart ad nauseum by critics, industry professionals and academics alike.
Any amazing cast, especially Henry Fonda! I love the knife scene, the "I'll kill you" scene, and the glasses scene.
Any amazing cast, especially Henry Fonda! I love the knife scene, the "I'll kill you" scene, and the glasses scene.
