Review of 12 Angry Men (1957) by Marc Lee for The Telegraph — 02 Oct 1975
Few film directors can resist the urge to "open out" a story, to broaden the view and bring in as wide a variety of sets and locations as the narrative - and budget - will allow. The genius of Sidney Lumet's astonishingly powerful 12 Angry Men is that he does exactly the opposite: he takes an already small, claustrophobic space - a jury room - and makes it even more confined.
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This review of 12 Angry Men (1957) was written by Marc Lee and published by The Telegraph on 02 Oct 1975.
12 Angry Men has generally received very positive reviews.
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