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Title:	Movie Reviews and Discussion
Notice:	Please do DIR/TITLE before starting a new topic on a movie!
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Created:	Thu Jan 28 1993
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1249
Total number of notes:	16012

454.0. "Twelve Angry Men" by 7361::MAIEWSKI () Fri Feb 04 1994 16:21

  I saw Twelve Angry Men staring Henry Fonda on TV about 6 months ago. It is
the story of 12 men who were selected to be on a jury. The film starts with the
12 men entering the jury deliberation room after hearing the trial of a young
Hispanic man accused of murder and it tells the story of their deliberation. 

  Since the entire story takes place in the jury room with the exception of two
short scenes, I had the impression that it had been done as a play which I
later found to be true. 

  The movie was filmed when Fonda was a fairly young man, perhaps in his 30's.
It also stared Lee J. Cobb and a number of other familiar faces. 

  The story is a little dated since all 12 jurors were white male, but it was
done really well. The acting, writing and direction were all 1st rate.

  Since it was on TV, it's probably available on tape. I strongly recommend it. 

  **** of 5,
  George

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
454.1		3258::ROBERTS_CR	the evening sky grew dark	`Fri Feb 04 1994 16:56`	5
	yes it's on tape. worth the watch. the first time i saw it, the film was used for an org. dynamics class. very mesmerizing. carol
454.2		42371::ABSOLOMT	Waite a while	`Tue Feb 08 1994 11:30`	8
	excellent movie. In my youthful ignorance I just happened to start watching this movie on TV a couple of years ago, and was gripped. It is an excellent film, and the acting is first class. Tony
454.3	thumbs up	34838::VONIER	I Brake for Hallucinations	`Mon Feb 14 1994 09:46`	10
	One of my favorites!! Bought a copy this past Chirstmas for a friend. This first time I saw this movie was in a human relations class in high school. Rented it at a Video Connection a few weeks ago for a mere $0.68 along with Witness for the Prosecution and On The Waterfront. (Movie classic day at our house) Cheers, laurie
454.4	Truth squad :-)	QUARRY::reeves	Jon Reeves, UNIX compiler group	`Fri Jul 01 1994 20:24`	7
	>The movie was filmed when Fonda was a fairly young man, perhaps in his 30's Actually, Fonda was born in 1905 and the movie is from 1957, which would have made him in his early 50's. Definitely a classic film. Too bad it got shut out at the Academy Awards by Bridge on the River Kwai; there were no acting nominations, amazingly enough.
454.5		3759::AHERN	Dennis the Menace	`Tue Jul 05 1994 12:11`	9
	RE: .4 by QUARRY::reeves >>The movie was filmed when Fonda was a fairly young man, perhaps in his 30's >Actually, Fonda was born in 1905 and the movie is from 1957, which would >have made him in his early 50's. I dunno, Jon, "early 50's" still seems fairly young to me. :-)
454.6		7361::MAIEWSKI		`Wed Jul 13 1994 13:32`	3
	He didn't look 50, more like 35. George