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12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
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Directed by: Sidney Lumet

Writing credits: Reginald Rose (story and screenplay) Table of Contents

Table of Contents 2
Cast 3
Major Case Issues 4
Juror #8 5
Juror #4 9
Juror #3 12
References 15

Cast
1957 Actor Juror # Character Description Order of 'not guilty' vote
Martin Balsam 1/The Foreman The jury foreman, somewhat preoccupied with his duties; proves to be accommodating to others. An assistant high school football coach 9th

John Fiedler 2 A meek and unpretentious bank clerk who is at first domineered by others but finds his voice as the discussion goes on. 5th

Lee J. Cobb 3 A businessman and distraught father, opinionated and stubborn with a temper; the antagonist 12th

E. G. Marshall 4 A rational stockbroker, unflappable, self-assured, and analytical 11th

Jack Klugman
5 A young man from a violent slum, a Baltimore Orioles fan 3rd

Edward Binns 6 A house painter, tough but principled and respectful 6th

Jack Warden 7 A salesman, sports fan, superficial and indifferent to the deliberations 7th

Henry Fonda 8 An architect, the first dissenter and protagonist. Identified as "Davis" at the end 1st

Joseph Sweeney 9 A wise and observant elderly man. Identified as "McCardle" at the end 2nd

Ed Begley 10 A garage owner; a pushy and loudmouthed bigot 10th

George Voskovec 11 A European watchmaker and naturalized American citizen 4th

Robert Webber 12 A wisecracking, indecisive advertising executive 8th

Major Case Issues

There is only one major case issue – whether the boy is guilt or not guilty. The judge states the important criteria for judgment because of the severity of the verdict if the jury finds him guilty. “If there's a reasonable doubt in the minds of the jurors as to the guilt of the accused, then they must bring me a verdict of not guilty. If however, there is no reasonable doubt, then
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