My all-time favorite

Rating: 10/10 (22 June 2000)

This is, in fact, my all-time favorite film. You can teach an entire course in film making from this one production. The camera is used as a thirteenth, silent juror. When the old bigoted juror goes on his tirade all the other jurors turn and or leave the table, including the camera. Henry Fonda gives his finest performance here when he must timidly vote against conviction then lead the group through strength of character to set aside their presumption of guilt and grant the defendant a shadow of a doubt. It's as gripping a drama as I've seen. You will not be disappointed.