Difference between revisions of "Twelve Angry Men"
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Two excellent movies about a jury in a murder trial. Initially, eleven jurors are ready to convict the defendant and are getting increasingly angry at the lone man who still has [[reasonable doubt]]. The movie follows the conversation of the jurors. Interestingly enough, the audience never finds out whether the defendant is guilty; this further stresses "innocence until proven guilty". | Two excellent movies about a jury in a murder trial. Initially, eleven jurors are ready to convict the defendant and are getting increasingly angry at the lone man who still has [[reasonable doubt]]. The movie follows the conversation of the jurors. Interestingly enough, the audience never finds out whether the defendant is guilty; this further stresses "innocence until proven guilty". | ||
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| + | *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/quotes Extensive quotes from the movie] showing how Juror #8 ([[Henry Fonda]]) establishes reasonable doubt in the minds of the other jury members. | ||
Revision as of 15:44, April 12, 2007
Two excellent movies about a jury in a murder trial. Initially, eleven jurors are ready to convict the defendant and are getting increasingly angry at the lone man who still has reasonable doubt. The movie follows the conversation of the jurors. Interestingly enough, the audience never finds out whether the defendant is guilty; this further stresses "innocence until proven guilty".
External links
- Extensive quotes from the movie showing how Juror #8 (Henry Fonda) establishes reasonable doubt in the minds of the other jury members.