12 Angry Men

1957 film by Sidney Lumet
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12 Angry Men
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12 Angry Men

Summary

12 Angry Men is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,625 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 12 Angry Men authored Reginald Rose[3].
  • 12 Angry Men received the Golden Bear[4].
  • 12 Angry Men received the Grand Prix[5].
  • 12 Angry Men received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].
  • 12 Angry Men received the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor[7].
  • 12 Angry Men's instance of is recorded as film[8].
  • 12 Angry Men was directed by Sidney Lumet[9].
  • Reginald Rose wrote the screenplay for 12 Angry Men[10].
  • 12 Angry Men's composer is recorded as Kenyon Hopkins[11].
  • 12 Angry Men's genre is drama film[12].
  • 12 Angry Men's genre is trial film[13].
  • 12 Angry Men's genre is huis-clos film[14].
  • 12 Angry Men's based on is recorded as Twelve Angry Men[15].
  • A cast member of 12 Angry Men was Martin Balsam[16].
  • A cast member of 12 Angry Men was John Fiedler[17].
  • A cast member of 12 Angry Men was Lee J. Cobb[18].
  • A cast member of 12 Angry Men was E. G. Marshall[19].
  • A cast member of 12 Angry Men was Jack Klugman[20].
  • A cast member of 12 Angry Men was Edward Binns[21].
  • A cast member of 12 Angry Men was Jack Warden[22].
  • A cast member of 12 Angry Men was Henry Fonda[23].
  • A cast member of 12 Angry Men was Joseph Sweeney[24].
  • A cast member of 12 Angry Men was Ed Begley[25].
  • A cast member of 12 Angry Men was George Voskovec[26].
  • A cast member of 12 Angry Men was Robert Webber[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

12 Angry Men authored Reginald Rose[3]. Producers include Henry Fonda[28] and Reginald Rose[29]. It was directed by Sidney Lumet[9]. Reginald Rose wrote the screenplay for it[10]. Cast members include Martin Balsam[16], John Fiedler[17], Lee J. Cobb[18], E. G. Marshall[19], Jack Klugman[20], and Edward Binns[21].

Publication

Publication dates include April 10, 1957[30], April 13, 1957[31], April 18, 1957[32], June 21, 1957[33], July 1957[34], and July 29, 1957[35]. The original language of 12 Angry Men was English[36]. Genres include drama film[12], trial film[13], and huis-clos film[14]. It is part of National Film Registry[37].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include capital punishment[38], jury trial[39], and distinction[40].

Reception

Awards received include Golden Bear[4], a film award[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1951[43], headquartered in Berlin[44]; Grand Prix[5], an award[45]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6], a film award[46], in United States[47], founded in 1929[48]; and BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor[7]. Reviews include 4/4[49], 9.0/10[50], 9.1/10[51], 100%[52], 97/100[53], and 4.6/5[54].

Why It Matters

12 Angry Men ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,625 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did 12 Angry Men receive?

Honors received include Golden Bear[4], Grand Prix[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6], and BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor[7].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of our own tag → 12 Angry Men (1957)
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  2. 29d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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