I cannot remember seeing a film with Cobb in it that I didn't like, he was a brilliant actor as was this entire cast.

He was one of the greatest character actors ever!

Well said. Lee J. Cobb was revered back in the day and it's so nice to see him get his props all these years later. Thanks.

Absolute powerhouse of a performance

And if you’ve ever seen the Flynt movies, Cobb was also an excellent comedic actor!

It truly is one of the movies of all time.

Hey ASH i love Hannah shes funny, Seriously here is a movie that you both will enjoy she will love it , its called " UNTAMED HEART " starring christian slater and marsia tomei

This is one of the few dozen "perfect" films ever made in the history of film.

@@tigerslear Oh man, she'd be a wreck after that one. I remember we acted this one in highschool for drama - great script! Great movie!

You'll get no argument from me! Henry Fonda was a marvel! Absotively, posilutely brilliant! This film is more important than the internet has space to say!

One of the things that I like about the Juror with the glasses is that he has no personal dislike of the boy. He clearly dislikes the Tough Juror grabbing onto his every explanation with "And there's your answer..."after he makes his arguments(you can see him being annoyed by it). He shuts down the Racist Juror permanently with his direction for him to not open his mouth again after his rant(and the Racist Juror doesn't speak again for the rest of the film). He begins to consider that he might be wrong when Juror 8 puts him in a stressful situation where he had to remember everything over the last few days, making mistakes and making him sweat for the first time in the film and, when he realizes the witness wore glasses and how he had missed it, he immediately accepts that there's reasonable doubt.

I just found out recently that my great grandfather's favorite movie was Gaslight (1944), the movie that popularized the term "gaslighting" lol, I checked it out and it was excellent! Ingrid Bergman was unreal, and it has Angela Lansbury's first role- she's the slutty chav maid! Crazy to think Lansbury's last movie was Glass Onion where she was playing Among Us lmao

That’s so cool. Did he ever got a chance to see it as a play?

@@White_Tiger2169 Not to my knowledge, but maybe?

Bridge is a worthy movie in its own right too

Both great movies

Kwai had explosions. And in color.

Only 3: Picture, Directing and Screenplay.

I’d rather they watched Zulu

For me, there are two kinds of people. Ones who get this film, and ones I want nothing to do with.

Idk anyone that disrespects this film.

29:08 This is what happens when someone talks over a movie, they could something worth seeing or listening to. She literally just talked over while No.4 was telling No. 10 to sit down and don’t open his mouth again. She completely missed that moment.

And they didn’t mention it once

Instead it’s claustrophobic and intense

The character who wanted to go see the ball game was played by jack warden and I m not sure but I think this character might be the first of this archtype. By that I mean the typical average Unimaginative Simpleton or semi simpleton American male. It just seems that this Archtype Was introduced in this film and we continue to see characters From This archtype even today. In fact I feel that as I watch this 1957 character I can imagine The creators of the simpsons in their mind , reaching back to this Film and thinking , that is our homer simpson. When this character is challenged about why he is changing his vote to not guilty just listen to the "duh" He replies with.

Jack Klugman, the young man, later went on to be Oscar Madison on The Odd Couple TV show, and Quincy.c

@@visamanYes I know. I even saw him on a couple episodes of The Twilight Zone.

@@alfreddreamer9097 the one where he plays the pool hustler.

Yes, your choice of "craft" says it all. These actors then saw acting as a calling that they had no choice but to follow. And take seriously and study to hone their craft. Not merely as a stepping stone to fame and wealth. To be able to even make a living as an actor would've been the ultimate dream and aspiration.

Mockingbird is probably my favorite movie of all time…if forced to pick just one. A magnificent film…Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch is just flawless. “Roman Holiday” is in my Top 20 also :)

Seconded

@@elcorado83 love Hitchcock movies. Hannah mentioned The Birds once, hopefully they'll react to it one day and Rear Window the original.

There are a ton of just god awful movies in black and white too, Its just after 60-70 years we know which ones are worth watching.

the problem I have with a lot of older movies is when they are yelling at random bushes because that's where the mics are

29:08 This is what happens when someone talks over a movie, they could something worth seeing or listening to. She literally just talked over while No.4 was telling No. 10 to sit down and don’t open his mouth again. She completely missed that moment.

Lee J. Cobb .... Should have gotten at least 2 Oscars! This Film and "On the Waterfront"!

Completely agree. Lee J. Cobb gives an Oscar winning performance imho.

Love to see Juror 4 getting some love - he's my favourite as well! I love how he's the one to tell Juror 10 to shut up and sit down, and how clearly he's running out of patience with Juror 3 ("He was just trying to bait me." "He did an excellent job."), but he doesn't change sides just because he disagrees with those on 'his side'. He remains on the guilty vote until he has a reasonable doubt. Also he has one of my favourite minor details, which is the combination of him being the only one to keep wearing his suit jacket during the heatwave and the statement that he never sweats, combined with the close up when his logical argument finally starts falling apart - and he wipes sweat from his brow. Such wonderful attention to detail!

Juror number 4 does have one weak spot that cause him to repeatedly make mistakes. He doesn't consider human failings, shortcoming and embarassments. He probably has a good memory so he thinks the boy shoud have a good memory re:movies. He also doesn't consider that the old man might embelish what he witnessed or that the lady might go without glasses due to vanity. He is an excelent juror but he needs to be balanced out by juror #9 who is very good at noticing those things.

Fun Fact about the actors playing the jurors: Martin Balsam (Juror 1) was almost a Triple Crown Actor, known for his supporting roles in Psycho, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, All The President's Men, Murder on the Orient Express, and his Oscar winning role in A Thousand Clowns. John Fiedler (Juror 2) starred in Raisin in the Sun, True Grit, and The Odd Couple, but had a career being mostly a voice actor for Disney films and TV, being well known for Piglet (Winnie the Pooh), which he voiced until his death in 2005. Lee J. Cobb (Juror 3) starred in On The Waterfront and The Brothers Karamazov (both which got him Oscar nominations. But he was more known for his stage work, especially playing Willy Loman in the Pulitzer Prize play Death of a Salesman (which also became a TV film). E. G. Marshall (Juror 4) was mostly known for being a TV actor, starring in The Defenders which earned him two Emmys, but you may remember his role as the President in Superman 2. Jack Klugman (Juror 5) also stayed on TV for the most part, being well known for The Odd Couple (TV series), The Twilight Zone, Quincy M.E, and also starred in The Defenders, even winning an Emmy. Edward Binns (Juror 6) mostly stuck to supporting movie roles in Judgment at Nuremberg, The Americanization of Emily, Patton, Night Moves, and The Verdict. Jack Warden (Juror 7), also starred in All The President's Men, but also was in Shampoo and Heaven Can Wait (both earning him Oscar noms). But he also went into TV starring in Crazy Like a Fox and Brain's Song, which he won an Emmy for. Henry Fonda (Juror 8) was also almost a Triple Crown Actor, starring in The Grapes of Wrath, Mister Roberts, Once Upon A Time in the West, The Boston Strangler, Clarence Darrow, and On Golden Pond, which he won an Oscar before his death in 1982. Joseph Sweeney (Juror 9), sadly didn't have many roles throughout his career and starred in a little bit of TV before he died in 1963. Ed Begley (Juror 10), was also close to being a Triple Crown Actor starring in Inherit The Wind (stage and TV version, which he won a Tony and nominated for an Emmy), The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and Sweet Bird of Youth, and won an Oscar. George Voskovec (Juror 11) also starred along side Fonda in The Boston Strangler, but also appeared in The Bravados and The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Robert Webber (Juror 12) mostly suck to suave male character roles, including Harper, $ (Dollars), The Dirty Dozen, Revenge of the Pink Panther, and Private Benjamin.

@@osmanyousif7849 Wow..thank you for all that info. I'll be looking for some of these movies that I'd forgotten about.

I think she noticed at 36:21 and was gonna say something about it.

​@@osmanyousif7849Excellent synopsis of all these talented actors. I would like to add on one more acting role for John Fielder. I will always connect him with the original Star Trek episode Wolf In the Fold where he played Jack the Ripper

E.G. Marshall was in the movie Absolute Power with Clint Eastwood. That movie is loosely based on the book. The witnesses eyesight only matters if she's nearsighted.

I was visiting my friends for every year meetup this summer. We were having lazy day and I popped up the movie and turned it on television. All I said before the movie was played was: "It is one of the top 100 movies in history of mankind." At the beginning, I was only one watching. Nobody cared. Everyone was bored on their phones. It took some time, but as the movie went, everyone slowly started paying more and more attention to it. At first it was subtle, somebody looked up at the screen and watched for few seconds, then returning to their mobile phone. By the end of the movie, everyone in the room was fixed on it, discussing motives and scenarios how exactly the murder might have happened. It was something crazy to watch for me, as I knew this movie is a masterpiece. But seeing all the other people in the room finding it interesting as time went by was awesome moment for me. I didn't forced anyone to watch, all I did was turned it on TV and watched it myself. They all watched in the end.

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​@@albertoruiz8593Your story makes me happy! This is my favorite movie of all time - and I remember introducing it to my Dad and best friend for the first time - they both fell in love with it, and I was overjoyed

Most filmmaking tricks are just tricks and you don't need them. Not as long as you have actors like Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb. Just a camera here, a camera there, and 'go'.

some classes in my high school watched this. I only watched it myself a year ago and was blown away.

A friend was doing film in college and when she mentioned they were going to watch this she was shocked by my enthusiasm about it, but understood after seeing it!

So many people say that every American should watch this movie, because we all might one day be on that jury.

Uuhhhh, it is or at least used to be back when I was in high school.

29:08 This is what happens when someone talks over a movie, it could be something worth seeing or listening to. She literally just talked over while No.4 was telling No. 10 to sit down and don’t open his mouth again. She completely missed that moment.

He deliberately kept it tight to give that claustrophobic feeling.

100% agree! I learnt so much about shot composition watching this film. it is a master class in cinematography! A stone cold masterpiece of filmmaking!

@@1funkyflyguy I think it helped that Lumet was a stage and TV director before he started making films, so that specificity was there from the jump!

This is so random… But I saw this movie for the first time in high school ages ago, we had to watch the movie in class, and then analyze the characters, but because none of them had names, our teacher assigned each of them nicknames. Juror number 2’s nickname was piglet. I always thought it was because of his voice and general vibe, but this makes more sense!

@@akhodagu Awesome!

Juror 8: "Well, now that you've called me by name..."

The set doesn't get smaller, lenses change, which makes the distance between foreground and background less

Actually, the first third films them slightly above, then at eye level, then below. It slowly builds to a tension building outcome.

@@aaxyz9990 It gets smaller too, the walls were made to be movable for that exact reason.

Network for sure....and I have a bit of a love/hate thing with the Verdict, but I have certainly viewed it numerous times. Just don't like Charlotte Rampling...or more to the point, Lumet's ability to portray women characters. He always seems (in my subjective slant) to cardboard them somewhat. But it IS a great trial movie and Lindsay Crouse put on an excellent performance.

There’re stories 4000 year old we still understand- human feelings don’t change!

boring

Agreed, Casablanca should be watched.

I think Robert Pattinson and the guy that plays the Green Goblin in Spider Man, were in a movie called Lighthouse, or something related to a lighthouse. I haven't seen it though. You have a great list of mostly one location movies though. I also love those type of movies. An tv episode of The Twilight Zone called Will The Real Martian Stand Up is mostly one location. It's one of my favorites..

Phone Booth with Colin Farrell literally takes place in a phone booth and there is also Rear Window where all the action is seen from the point of view of James Stewart's back window.

French thriller/whodunnit *8 Femmes* French comedy *Le Diner de Cons* . It's a highly popular movie in France. US remake Dinner for Shmucks with Steve Carell and Paul Rudd (haven't seen it) Hitcock's *Rope* Indian thriller *Trapped* about a guy trapped in an apartment in a new building where there is no food/water/electricity yet (haven't seen it but it got great reviews)

Oh my god, Chinatown is such a great film, but it’s on my list of only watch once. It wrecked me for a long time.

12'O Clock High is a great old movie too.

Agreed (though not sure I agree about Insider as I haven't seen it in a while). I'd add Silence of the Lambs, the Godfather, Jaws, Vertigo, and Back to the Future

@@davidstevenson1933 I respect your opinion. While I agree that film is subjective, this list is made with heavy scrutiny from me personally. There are 7 additional movies IMO that come very close to achieving this sync (THE MALTESE FALCON (1941), ON THE WATERFRONT (1954), SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959), LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962), ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975), NETWORK (1976), and AMADEUS (1984)). These 7 are all near-perfect in my view, falling just short (in my view) of the 4 (by a razor thin margin).

@@axr7149 So fascinating to see what others think is "perfect"--movie, book, or in music. I respect the hell outta your list(s), and still need to see too many on it, lol. Three jumped to mind as having been perfect , imo, when I saw they were not on your original list of four, and it pleases me to see they made your "Almost" list, heh: Amadeus, Cuckoo's, and Network. Cheers!

I really doubt judges show this to juries. It's a great film but beyond the willingness of the jurors to talk it out and reach agreement, it's not a good example of how we want actual juries to behave. Trial evidence is tightly controlled by the judge for good reason and we do not want jurors bringing in outside evidence, doing their own research, or speculating beyond the evidence presented.

@@davidstevenson1933 Well, some do.

29:08 This is what happens when someone talks over a movie, they could something worth seeing or listening to. She literally just talked over while No.4 was telling No. 10 to sit down and don’t open his mouth again. She completely missed that moment.

He was also a murderer on a Star Trek episode, did a great job.

I knew that.....loved WTP 💜

John Fiedler played Piglet until his death in 2005, including in Kingdom Hearts 1

@@craigplatel813 Not just a murderer, he was possessed by an interstellar serial killer entity, "Redjac", Earth name: Jack the Ripper.

The bigot who everyone turned their backs on was Ed Begley. His son, Ed Begley Jr., has been on many TV shows. He's currently a regular on "Young Sheldon. "

bullcrap

Correct. Contemporary to this movie, West Side Story, explored the Puerto Rican gangs.

@@longfootbuddy So What's your take .... What was Ed Begley ranting about when he was saying "They're all No Good, Not a one of THEM"? "You know what THEY'RE Like!" The other Jurors even call him on his Bigotry .... Or didn't you watch the Film?

@@jamesalexander5623 he was talking about hoodlums that hoods breed, dummy

Jack Lemmon is sooooooooo good in that movie. So is Al.

Another vote for you reacting to Glengarry Glen Ross!

The cinematography in that movie is a miracle. It’s gorgeous

Yes, please do!

12:13 Ok, she’s seriously starting to remind me of No. 3 with the way she’s acting and reacting to this moment in the film.

Seconded, Jacob. Also Look who's coming to dinner. & The Big Country.

Or 'Inherit The Wind'

Hobson's Choice. The Family Way. Ice Cold In Alex.

Everyone of them is top notch. I think they might like some of the film noir as well. Black and white films required to accommodate the lack of color as part of the style of film. Also the early b/w films--Fred Astaire films jumps to mind as well.

Actually, I think George C Scott did a slightly better job in the role in the 1990s version. But George C Scott vs Lee J Cobb are kind of like King Kong vs Godzilla in that regard.

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I’d also recommend “Locke” 2013 starring Tom Hardy

It's not the type of movie to lose anything by loss of colour.

you watch a black and white movie for 5 minutes, and you don't even notice the lack of color.

I think there are so many black and white movies that just by the numbers there are dozens of great ones. True, most of them are great due to acting and dialogue, not action or effects, but great all the same: The Maltese Falcon, Sunset Boulevard, Casablanca, Psycho, To Kill a Mockingbird...all of these are great and none could be improved by a remake in color.

He was great in Coogans bluff with clint Eastwood, put clint in his place several times.

Oh d-d-d-dear! I had never realised that before, thanks for sharing!

@@Nortic111 you're welcome!

OH I LOVE YOU! Yes total masterpiece!❤