12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men1957

Stars: Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: APPROVED
Runtime: 96 minutes

12 Angry Men is a 1957 film about a dissenting juror in a murder trial who slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court. more »



Juror #10:
[when a new "not guilty" vote appears in a secret ballot] All right, who was it? I wanna know.

Juror #11:
Excuse me, this was a secret ballot. We all agreed on that. Now, if the gentleman wants it to remain secret...

Juror #3:
"Secret"? What do you mean, "secret"? There are no secrets in a jury room, I know who it was.

Juror #3:
[to Juror #5] Brother, you really are somethin'. you sit here vote guilty like the rest of us, then some golden-voiced preacher starts tearing your poor heart out about some underprivileged kid, just couldn't help becoming a murderer, and you change your vote. Well, if that isn't the most sickening - *why don't you drop a quarter in his collection box?*

Juror #5:
[astonished that #3 was accusing him, gets up] Oh, now just wait a minute! Listen, you can't talk to me that! Who do you think you are?

Juror #4:
Now calm down, calm down!

Juror #5:
No, now who do you think you are?

Juror #4:
It doesn't matter. He's very excitable. Just sit down...

Juror #3:
[exploding] "Excitable"? You bet I'm excitable! We're trying to put a guilty man in the chair where he belongs, and then someone starts telling us fairy tales and we're listening!

Juror #1:
Heya, c'mon now.

Juror #3:
[to Juror #5] What made you change your vote?

Juror #9:
He didn't change his vote - *I* did!

Juror #10:
[everyone stares] Ohhh, fine!

Juror #9:
Would you like me to tell ya why?

Juror #7:
No, I wouldn't like you to tell me why.

Juror #7:
Well, I'd like to make it clear anyways, if you don't mind.

Juror #10:
[impatient] Do we *have* to listen to this?

Juror #6:
[firmly] The man wants to talk.

Juror #9:
[to Juror #6] Thank you.

Juror #9:
[motions to Juror #8] This gentleman has been standing alone against us. Now, he doesn't say that the boy is *not* guilty; he just isn't *sure*. Well, it's not easy to stand alone against the ridicule of others, so he gambled for support... and I gave it to him. I respect his motives. The boy is probably guilty, but - eh, I want to hear more. Right now the vote is 10 to 2...

[Juror #7 gets up and heads to the bathroom]

Juror #9:
Now I'm talking here! You have no right to leave this room - !

Juror #8:
[calmly stopping him] He can't hear you, and he never will. Let's sit down.

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