Court drama
All but a very small portion of the drama of “Twelve Angry Men” takes place in a small jury room, so the difficulties of script writing and production were enormous. But the combined talents of the author - producer, Reginald Rose, and the coproducer and star Henry Fonda, and the director, Sydney Lumet, turned it into one of 1957’s best films.
Rose, one of America’s best - known television writers, regarded “Twelve Angry Men” as the most intricate plot he had ever written. In the process of deciding the fate of a young boy accused of murdering his father, the true character of each of the jurors is revealed. The build-up of suspense is tremendous and there are brilliant performances from the entire cast. “Twelve Angry Men” stars Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E. G. Marshall, and Jack Warden. It is a joint presentation of Orion Productions and Nova Productions and screens from CHTV3 next Friday evening.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33064, 3 November 1972, Page 4
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159Court drama Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33064, 3 November 1972, Page 4
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