Q 01/05

Who directed 12 Angry Men, his feature debut?

A) Sidney Lumet

B) Elia Kazan

C) Stanley Kramer

D) Otto Preminger

Answer · why

A) Sidney Lumet

Fonda hired him because he was proficient and wonderful with actors after years of live TV.

Q 02/05

Who wrote the screenplay, adapting his own 1954 teleplay?

A) Paddy Chayefsky

B) Reginald Rose

C) Rod Serling

D) Gore Vidal

Answer · why

B) Reginald Rose

He also co-produced the film with Henry Fonda.

Q 03/05

In which year was the film released?

A) 1951

B) 1953

C) 1955

D) 1957

Answer · why

D) 1957

It was a box office disappointment in the US until television finally found it an audience.

Q 04/05

Who plays Juror 8, the lone initial holdout?

A) James Stewart

B) Gregory Peck

C) Henry Fonda

D) Spencer Tracy

Answer · why

C) Henry Fonda

He saw a kinescope of the live TV version and wanted the part for himself.

Q 05/05

Who plays the abrasive Juror 3, the last to change his vote?

A) Ed Begley

B) Jack Warden

C) E. G. Marshall

D) Lee J. Cobb

Answer · why

D) Lee J. Cobb

The role earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor.