12 Angry men DVD 1997 12 dühös ember / Directed by William Friedkin / Starring: Courtney B. Vance, Ossie Davis, George C. Scott, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Dorian Harewood, James Gandolfini

UPC 5999546336856

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN EU

AUDIO: English 2.0, Hungarian 2.0

SUBTITLES: Hungarian

Total Runtime: 117 minutes

English Summary:

In the murder trial of a teenaged boy from a city slum, accused of murdering his father, the judge gives her instructions to the jury: a non-unanimous verdict will force a mistrial, and a guilty verdict will be accompanied by a mandatory death sentence. The jury of twelve retires to the jury room.

An initial vote is taken and eleven jurors vote for conviction. Juror 8, the lone dissenter, states that the evidence is circumstantial and the boy deserves a fair deliberation. He questions the testimony of the two witnesses, and the fact that the switchblade used in the murder is not as unusual as the testimony indicates producing an identical knife from his pocket.

Juror 8 proposes another vote by secret ballot – if the other jurors vote guilty unanimously, he will acquiesce, but if at least one votes "not guilty" they will continue deliberating. Only Juror 9 changes his vote, respecting Juror 8’s motives and feeling his points deserve further discussion.

Hungarian Summary:

A szembenállók: egy tucat férfi. A tét: élet vagy halál. Egy fiatalember áll a bíróság előtt. A vád: megölte apját. A tárgyalás befejeződött. A fiú sorsa most már az esküdtszék kezében van. Tizenkét idegen embernek kell döntenie. Tizenkét idegennek, akik az élet különböző területeiről érkeztek, mindegyikük, a maga saját gondjával, bajával. Az ügy egyszerűnek tűnik. De mégsem az! Miközben az esküdtek tüzetesen megvizsgálják a bizonyítékokat, a feszültség nő, az indulatok forrnak... és a maroknyi csapat tagjainak szembe kell nézniük titkolt gyarlóságukkal, előítéleteikkel, hogy felszínre kerülhessen az igazság.

Cast / Szereplők:

Jurors

• The Foreman/Juror #1 (Courtney B. Vance): A high school football coach who tries to keep order in the hostile jury room.
• Juror #2 (Ossie Davis): A meek bank teller who initially does not know what to make of the case.
• Juror #3 (George C. Scott): A businessman with a hot temper. He has a strained relationship with his son, and is convinced that the defendant is guilty.
• Juror #4 (Armin Mueller-Stahl): A stockbroker; he is very eloquent and looks at the case through facts and not bias.
• Juror #5 (Dorian Harewood): A health care worker (possibly an EMT); he is from the Harlem slums.
• Juror #6 (James Gandolfini): A house painter, patient and respectful of what other people have to say.
• Juror #7 (Tony Danza): A salesman; unconcerned with the trial, he is impatient, rude, and wise-cracking.
• Juror #8 (Jack Lemmon): An architect who has two children. He is the only juror to originally vote not guilty. His real name is Davis.
• Juror #9 (Hume Cronyn): A wise older man who sides with Juror 8. His real name is McCardle.
• Juror #10 (Mykelti Williamson): A carwash owner and former member of the Nation of Islam, he is a loudmouth, narrow-minded bigot.
• Juror #11 (Edward James Olmos): An immigrant watchmaker, he is observant and believes in the American justice system.
• Juror #12 (William Petersen): An ad executive; he is easily swayed by others' opinions, and does not have a full understanding of the life at stake.

Other cast

• Mary McDonnell – Judge Cynthia Nance
• Tyrees Allen – The Guard
• Douglas Spain – The Accused