Adapting a play set almost completely in a single room may not seem like the biggest challenge for a director, but Sidney Lumet found ways to make 12 Angry Men riveting even though he was confined almost completely.Telling the story of a single jury as they wrestle with a complicated trial...
’12 Angry Men’ (1957) Nolan toldCriterionthat few films examine the dynamics between men as Sidney Lumet’s 1957 courtroom classic ’12 Angry Men.’ Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb star as members of an all-male jury who must decide whether or not to convict a teenager for the murder of...
12 Angry Men (1957) A Certain Smile 1958 A Face in the Crowd 1957 A Place in the Sun 1951 A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Ain't Misbehavin' (1955) All About Eve 1950 Anna Lucasta 1958 As Young as You Fee 1952 Auntie Mame 1958 Autumn Leaves 1956 Él (1952) THIS...
Films as Director, Scriptwriter, and Editor: 1977 Last Hustle in Brooklyn(Super-8 short) 1980 The Answer(short) 1981 Sarah(short) 1982 Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads(+ role, pr) 1986 She's Gotta Have It(+ role as Mars Blackmon, pr) 1988 School Daze(+ role as Half Pint,...
As a result of directing 12 Angry Men, he was also responsible for leading the first wave of directors who made a successful transition from TV to movies. In 2005, Lumet received an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement for his \"brilliant services to screenwriters, performers, and the art...
12 Angry MenStream Actor Juror 2 Movie 1997 93% Promised Land Actor Series 1996 Get on the Bus Actor Jeremiah Movie 1996 89% The StandStream Actor Miniseries 1994 70% The ClientStream Actor Judge Harry Roosevelt Movie 1994 80% Alex Haley's QueenStream Actor Parson Dick Miniseries 1993 Grumpy...
“Nightcrawlers,” easily the scariest episode of the 1980s Twilight Zone reboot; a Showtime remake of the legal drama 12 Angry Men, starring Jack Lemmon in the Henry Fonda role that was almost as strong as Sidney Lumet’s version; the lean, relentless military thriller The Hunted with ...
he made more than 100 shows, includingTwelve Angry Men(1954), which earned him anEmmy Award. He also wonEmmysfordirectingand cowritingThe Caine Mutiny Court-Martial(1955), which aired on theFord Star Jubilee, and for directing (1961–62) several episodes of the weekly seriesThe Defenders. ...
Well, certainly, we were hoping to do our updated, comedy version of 12 Angry Men, where by the end of this, we have a good person who's going to stand up for what's right. That was the initial idea that made this worth doing. And Ronald just surpassed all of our expectations. ...
“Men would pay $200 for me, and here you are turning down a freebie. You could get a perfectly good dishwasher for that.” She also admits to him that she’s in the midst of paranoia“I’m afraid of the dark, it’s just nerves I’m a nervous broad.”But this is not paranoia...