12 Angry Men 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray

12 Angry Men, directed by Sidney Lumet, may be the most radical courtroom drama in cinema history. A behind-closed-doors examination of the American legal system that is as riveting as it is spare, this iconic adaptation of Reginald Rose’s teleplay stars Henry Fonda as the lone dissenting member of a jury ready to pass judgement on a Puerto Rican teenager charged with murdering his father. The result is a saga of epic proportions that unfolds over one tense afternoon in a sweltering jury room. Lumet’s electrifying snapshot of 1950s America on the verge of change remains one of the great feature-film debuts. FILM INFORMATION • Country: United States • Year: 1957 • Runtime: 96 minutes • Presentation: Black and White • Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 • Language: English • Criterion Spine: #591 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New 4K digital restoration with an uncompressed monaural soundtrack • One 4K UHD disc featuring the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR, plus one Blu-ray containing the film and special features • The original 1954 television version of 12 Angry Men, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner for the series Studio One, featuring an introduction by Ron Simon, curator at the Paley Center for Media • Production history exploring the journey of 12 Angry Men from television play to big-screen classic • Archival interviews with director Sidney Lumet • Interview with screenwriter Walter Bernstein discussing Lumet • Interview with Ron Simon discussing writer Reginald Rose • Tragedy in a Temporary Town (1956), a television play directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Reginald Rose • Interview with cinematographer John Bailey discussing director of photography Boris Kaufman • Original theatrical trailer • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS • Essay by writer and law professor Thane Rosenbaum PACKAGING • Cover artwork by Sean Phillips