12 Angry Men
■ Basic Data
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Year | 1957 |
| Country | United States |
| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| Cast | Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E. G. Marshall, Jack Warden |
| Genre | Courtroom drama |
■ Title Language Table
| Language | Text | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| English | 12 Angry Men | – |
| Español | 12 hombres en pugna | 12 hombres en pugna |
| Français | Douze Hommes en colère | Douze Hommes en colere |
| Deutsch | Die zwölf Geschworenen | Die zwoelf Geschworenen |
| Português | Doze Homens em Fúria | Doze Homens em Furia |
| Italiano | La parola ai giurati | La parola ai giurati |
| Русский | 12 разгневанных мужчин | 12 razgnevannykh muzhchin |
| 中文（简体） | 十二怒汉 | – |
| 中文（繁體） | 十二怒漢 | – |
| 한국어 | 12명의 성난 사람들 | 12myeongui Seongnan Saramdeul |
| ไทย | 12 Angry Men | – |
| Tiếng Việt | 12 người đàn ông giận dữ | 12 nguoi dan ong gian du |
| Bahasa Indonesia | 12 Angry Men | – |
| 日本語 | 十二人の怒れる男 | Jūninin no Ikareru Otoko |
■ One-Line Definition
👉 A work that depicts a structure in which reasonable doubt and collective prejudice collide within a closed jury deliberation
■ Synopsis
A jury deliberates a murder case while one dissenting juror forces the group to confront evidence, bias, and the meaning of justice.
■ RECIPE Tags
#ReasonableDoubt #CollectiveJudgment #PrejudiceExposure #CivicResponsibility
■ Primary Axis
- Entry: Doubt against procedural momentum
Reason: The initial conflict begins when one person resists the group’s rush toward irreversible judgment
Related Film: The Verdict - Middle: Evidence exposing hidden prejudice
Reason: The discussion reveals that factual certainty is being distorted by personal bias and social resentment
Related Film: To Kill a Mockingbird - Core: Justice as responsibility under uncertainty
Reason: The central movement resolves not by perfect knowledge but by refusing to condemn without moral and rational scrutiny
Related Film: Judgment at Nuremberg
■ Secondary Axes
- Closed room as moral pressure chamber: Physical confinement turns civic duty into direct confrontation with conscience
Related Film: The Ox-Bow Incident - Minority voice against collective certainty: One dissenting position forces a majority to re-examine the foundation of its judgment
Related Film: Inherit the Wind
■ Person
- Director: Sidney Lumet
- Cast: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E. G. Marshall, Jack Warden
■ Structural Tags
#DeliberationStructure #BiasExposure #JudgmentReversal
■ Attribute Tags
#UnitedStates #1957Film #CourtroomDrama
