The defence and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case of murder soon becomes 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.
Henry Fonda did a GREAT job Juror #8/Mr. Davis. Always cool and composed, never having to shout or name call to get his point across. A wonderful script and enjoyable directing by Sidney Lumet. I really liked the many pan shots he'd use in the room. I'd really be surprised if this didn't get a 50th Anniversary Special Edition DVD. Although I thought Tax Driver would have gotten a 30th Anniversary Edition last year and didn't
