12 Angry Men (1957) - Knife Scene

The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.

12 Angry Men (1957)
Directed By: Sidney Lumet
Story and Screenplay By: Reginald Rose
Cast: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Robert Webber
Not Rated
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.

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[stephengrigg]

The guy with glasses is a great character. Hes not malicious or evil in any way, he just truly believes this man is guilty. When the one juror outs himself as only convicting because he's a racist, the guy with glasses says "sit in that chair and dont say another word".

[randymahony]

Great movie, Great Cast, and Henry Fonda should have been nominated

[tonylamberti]

many years ago saw this on boardway...this is one of best films...fonda was great...and the complete cast was outstanding..love it...

[andrewtc]

Saw this scene in a YT essay about 5 years ago. God knows, how many times I've rewatched the whole film since.

[johnnytunes]

IMDb Rate 9. 5th in the top 10 films of all time. Say no more.👏

[genghispecan]

Great movie/play and an even greater example of juror misconduct resulting in a mistrial.

[KingJakeI]

The prosecution and the jury had never seen a knife like that before. They stress on the rarity of the weapon used. Even the shopkeeper believed that the knife was a unique one.
Juror 8: Produces an identical knife.
Was juror 8 the real killer who owned a collection of such knives?

[yeboahisaac]

Masterpiece. The kind of movie that stays with you forever

[gottfriedleibniz]

Have they no respect for the furniture in the jury room? They just stab the table for fun.

[zacharyjoy]

Obviously, this movie couldn’t realistically be made the same way again. There’s no way he could get that knife past security today. But you’ve got to admit, that’s a serious Power Move. 😎

[LKerrTxn]

This has always been my favorite scene in the movie

[heretic_engineer]

Juror #4 had the right line of reasoning - that the coincidence (whilst still possible) was too unlikely for it to cast doubt over the guilty verdict, leaving Juror #8 in a much harder position to defend. By #3 butting in like that and saying that it outright WASN'T possible, #8 has a much better case for calling into question any reasonable doubt. If I recall correctly this is what convinced Juror #9 to change his vote to be able to talk things through.

[brianlash]

That solid feel the knife resonates in the air when he stabs table. Knives today sound like pennies in a tin can

[sourandbitter]

And then the very analytical and righteous juror #4 comments about it being illegal to buy these types of knives. The characters are consistent, makes them very realistic.

[brikkboyzstudiosextra]

most exciting scene in movie history, which sounds strange due to all the cgi marvel and avatar movies, but for some reason it is true

[colinwalker]

I love this movie. Great classic on how a jury works and should be required viewing in my opinion for children to learn their legal responsibility of jury duty and why it can be very important.

[ricricky]

Henry Fonda one of the best of all time

[xaenon]

It was amazing what they could do with a comparatively small budget way back when.

[jamestiscareno]

Many big name Hollywood actors in a very very good movie.

[slantedglasses]

this is the scene. THE scene which say 'pay attention'