Reasonable Doubt — 12 Angry Men

“we have a reasonable doubt, and that's something that's very valuable in our system."

Juror #8 (Henry Fonda)

12 Angry Men

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Keywords:

Doubt, Valuable, System, Reasonable,

Source:

Fonda, Henry (Producer), Rose, Reginald (Producer), Lumet, Sidney (Director). (1957). 12 Angry Men [Motion Picture]. USA: MGM.

My Thoughts:

This movie is all about the importance of reasonable doubt. If you cannot know for certain, really be 100% sure, don't you then have reason to doubt, to question? And when you really don't know what happened, how could you make irrevocable decisions based on that?

More Background Information:

Title: 12 Angry Men
Producers: Henry Fonda (producer), George Justin (associate producer), Reginald Rose (producer)
Director: Sidney Lumet
Writers: Reginald Rose (story & screenplay)
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Crime
Category: Motion Picture
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Studio: MGM (1957), USA
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