Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Screenplay
Reginald Rose
Producer
Reginald Rose
and Henry Fonda
Associate producer
George Justin
The story begins after closing arguments have been presented in a murder case, as the judge is giving his instructions to the jury. According to American law at the time, any jury that will decide whether the death penalty is appropriate must be unanimous. The question they are deciding is whether the defendant, an 18-year-old manIn some productions, the age of the accused is 19, 18, or 16., murdered his father. The jury is further instructed that a guilty verdict will be accompanied by a mandatory death sentence (something that could not happen in the current American legal system). The twelve move to the jury room, where they begin to become acquainted with each others’ personalities and discuss the case. The plot of the film revolves around their difficulty in reaching a unanimous verdict due, in some cases, to the jurors’ prejudices. Throughout their deliberation, not a single juror calls another by name because their names are unknown to each other; however at the end, Sweeney’s and Fonda’s characters tell their last names (McArdle and Davis, respectively).
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