[Ronald Epstein]

LIFE IS IN THEIR HANDS –
DEATH IS ON THEIR MINDS!

12 ANGRY MEN
50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

United Artists’ Academy Awardâ Nominated Legal Drama From
Renowned Director Sidney Lumet Arrives March 4

Anniversary Edition DVD Commemorates United Artists’ 90th Anniversary Celebration

LOS ANGELES, CA – MGM Home Entertainment celebrates the recent anniversary of one of the greatest character-driven dramas in film history when 12 Angry Men: 50th Anniversary Edition comes to trial on DVD March 4. Directed by five-time Oscarâ nominee Sidney Lumet (The Verdict, Dog Day Afternoon) in his feature film directorial debut, and written by award winning playwright Reginald Rose, 12 Angry Men provides an intense look at a jury of 12 men whom are sent to deliberate the final verdict in the murder trial of a young Latino boy. What unfolds is a gripping character study where the personality of each juror is revealed and the facts of the case become evidently clear.

Nominated for three Academy Awardsâ including Best Picture, Best Director (Lumet) and Best Screenplay (Rose), 12 Angry Men stars Henry Fonda and features a legendary supporting cast that includes Lee J. Cobb (The Brothers Karamazov, On The Waterfront), Jack Warden (Heaven Can Wait, Shampoo), Martin Balsam (All The President’s Men, A Thousand Clowns), Ed Begley (Sweet Bird of Youth, The Unsinkable Molly Brown) and
Jack Klugman (“Quincy M.E.,” “The Odd Couple”).

Part of the United Artists catalog, the 50th anniversary edition of 12 Angry Men is being released by MGM as part of a larger United Artists 90th Anniversary campaign, an 18-month global celebration leading up to the 90th anniversary of the studio in 2009 that serves to reinforce and remind people of the powerful film history and legacy of the famed studio.


The 12 Angry Men: 50th Anniversary Edition DVD includes two all-new featurettes; “Beyond A Reasonable Doubt: The Making of 12 Angry Men” and “Inside The Jury Room” and will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98 US/$25.98 Canada. Prebook is February 6.

12 Angry Men Synopsis
Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of his innocence. How can this one man steer the others toward the same conclusion? It's a case of seemingly overwhelming evidence against a teenager accused of killing his father in "one of the best pictures ever made" (The Hollywood Reporter).

DVD Bonus Features
· “Beyond A Reasonable Doubt: The Making Of 12 Angry Men” featurette
· “Inside The Jury Room” featurette

Rich in history and devoted to creating powerful, quality films, United Artists (UA) was formed in 1919 by Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith to encourage progressive filmmaking, giving each star the authority and autonomy to create the films about which they were most passionate. The studio responsible for creating some of the finest films of all time including iconic film franchises ROCKY, PINK PANTHER and JAMES BOND and critically-acclaimed and award-winning features RAGING BULL, SOME LIKE IT HOT, WEST SIDE STORY, ANNIE HALL, MIDNIGHT COWBOY and RAIN MAN, contains a library of nearly 1,000 feature films and boasts more than 80 Academy Award®-winning classics.




12 Angry Men: 50th Anniversary Edition
DVD Price: $19.98 U.S. / $25.98 Canada
Order Due Date: February 6, 2008
Street Date: March 4, 2008
Catalog Number: M109710
Total Run Time: 96 minutes
Screen Format: Widescreen
Audio Features: English and French Mono
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Closed Captioned: Yes

[Scott Merryfield]

Hopefully the transfer will be anamorphic this time. Non-anamorphic 1.66:1 on a 16x9 display does not work very well.

[Todd Stout]

I first saw 12 Angry Men when I was in 8th grade way back in 1984. I had a class called Youth and the Law and the teacher showed it to the class. I really liked it then and still think it's a great film now. I'm definitely interested in the 50th Anniversay edition.

[Douglas Bailey]

Buy.com's listing for the 50th Anniversary Edition says "Anamorphic Widescreen 1.66:1". I don't know how trustworthy that is given that no other e-tailer lists the same information, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they have the skinny.

Edit: I lied. DVDWorld has the same information in their listing.

[Douglas Bailey]

And a further follow-up: DVD Beaver's comparison page confirms that the 50th Anniversary Edition is anamorphic, and shows it to be a lovely transfer, too.

[Adam_Duncan]

And it also has an audio commentary from a film historian which appears to be very informative. I'll definitely be buying this now.

[Keith Paynter]

Any word if this release is to include the rediscovered original teleplay?