Plot
The defense and the prosecution have rested, and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young man is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open-and-shut case of murder soon becomes a detective story that presents a succession of clues creating doubt, and a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, AND each other. Based on the play, all of the action takes place on the stage of the jury room.
Written by
Reginald Rose
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Orion-Nova Productions, United Artists
Languages
English
Awards
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 16 wins & 12 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
914,990
Average Rating
9 out of 10
Metascore
97
Popularity
NA