Where was 12 Angry Men filmed?

Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in

Manhattan

Filmed in

United States

Distance

About 1,293 miles (2,081 km) between Manhattan and the nearest filming location.

About 12 Angry Men

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Released

1957

Director

Sidney Lumet

Cast

Martin BalsamJohn FiedlerLee J. CobbE. G. MarshallJack KlugmanEdward BinnsJack WardenHenry FondaJoseph SweeneyEd Begley

Genre

DramaTrial

Based on

Twelve Angry Men

Awards

Golden Bear; Grand Prix; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor

The story

On a hot summer day in the New York County Courthouse, the trial has just concluded of an 18-year-old boy, characterized as a "slum kid", who is accused of killing his abusive father.

A disabled neighbor living below testifies that he heard the defendant threaten to kill his father, then heard the body hitting the floor.

When his first few arguments – including proving that the switchblade, believed to be unique, is in fact not – fail to convince the other jurors, he suggests a secret ballot.

Famous lines from 12 Angry Men

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

• No, Baltimore.#5

• You a Yankee fan?#7

• Do you 'know' so?#8

• Could they be wrong?#8

• That's right, it isn't.#8

More from Sidney Lumet

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• Deathtrap 1982 New York
• The Anderson Tapes 1971 New York City
• Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 2008 New York City
• 100 Centre Street 2001 New York City
• The Offence 1973 Wildridings
• Night Falls on Manhattan 1996 New York City
• Dog Day Afternoon 1975 New York City
• Equus 1977 Ontario

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