12 Angry Men Blu-ray (US)

12 Angry Men Blu-ray (US)

Criterion | 1957 | 96 min | Not rated | Nov 22, 2011

In what seems to be an open and shut murder case, twelve jurors slowly begin to take serious interpretation of the "beyond a reasonable doubt" clause and over the course of an hour and a half debate their impending verdict on a hot New York summer day.

Starring: Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman
Director: Sidney Lumet

Video
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio

English: LPCM Mono

English, English SDH, French, Spanish (less)

Subtitles

English SDH

Discs
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)

Playback
Region A

Cover

No Slipcover

Availability

1-5 days

Harga

Rp. 399.000

Special Features

• Trailer - original theatrical trailer for 12 Angry Men. In English, not subtitled. (3 min, 1080p).

• 12 Angry Men: From TV to the Big Screen - in this video interview, film scholar Vance Kepley discusses the history of 12 Angry Men, and specifically its evolution from teleplay to feature film. The interview was recorded exclusively for Criterion in 2011 at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison. In English, not subtitled. (26 min, 1080p).

• Sidney Lumet - a gallery of interviews with Sidney Lumet conducted throughout his career. Also included is a new interview with the director's close friend and collaborator Walter Bernstein. In English, not subtitled.
  
  -- Sidney Lumet (23 min, 1080i).
  -- Reflections on Sidney (10 min, 1080p).

• On Reginald Rose - Ron Simon, curator at the Paley Center for Media, takes a look at the legacy and importance of Reginald Rose, the writer of 12 Angry Men. Also included is Sidney Lumet's "Tragedy in a Temporary Town", which was written by Reginald Rose and first aired as part of The Alcoa Hour on NBC on February 19, 1956. In English, not subtitled. (15 min, 1080p).
  
  -- "Tragedy in a Temporary Town". In English, not subtitled. (56 min, 1080i).

• On Boris Kaufman - cinematographer John Bailey discusses the legacy and visual style of cinematographer Boris Kaufman (12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront), filmmaker Dziga Vertov's younger brother. In English, not subtitled. (39 min, 1080p).

• 12 Angry Men - this is the television version of 12 Angry Men written for the series Westinghouse Presents Studio One by Reginald Rose and directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, which first aired on September 26, 1954. In English, not subtitled. (51 min, 1080i).
  
  -- Introduction by Ron Simon. Recorded exclusively for Criterion in August 2011. (15 min, 1080p).

• Booklet - an illustrated booklet featuring Thane Rosenbaum's essay "Lumet's Faces" (the author is a novelist, essayist, and law professor. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications.