One Jack Warden played character in this film was going to allow an unseen character to die in order to avoid missing a Yankee's game. Director Sidney Lumet insisted that all of the actors stay in a small room for hours going over lines without filming to induce a sense of frustration among the actors. A Lee Cobb played character in this film goes on a racist tirade against a kid of an unknown ethnic background, resulting in 9 of the other 11 main characters getting up and facing the wall in protest. Sonia Sotomayora cited this film as a reason she got into law but mentioned that speculation about an old lady with glasses and entering a knife into evidence during deliberations would result in a mistrial in real life
One Jack Warden played character in this film was going to allow an unseen character to die in order to avoid missing a Yankee's game. Director Sidney Lumet insisted that all of the actors stay in a small room for hours going over lines without filming to induce a sense of frustration among the actors. A Lee Cobb played character in this film goes on a racist tirade against a kid of an unknown ethnic background, resulting in 9 of the other 11 main characters getting up and facing the wall in protest. Sonia Sotomayora cited this film as a reason she got into law but mentioned that speculation about an old lady with glasses and entering a knife into evidence during deliberations would result in a mistrial in real life. For ten points, name this Henry Fonda film widely considered to be the best film about jury deliberations ever