9 | / 10 |
Users | 4.8 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.6 |
A jury holdout attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence.
Starring: Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack KlugmanDrama | 100% |
Crime | 13% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
German: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
Polish: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
Castilian Spanish; two different Japanese dubs are available (both are hidden); the DTS-HD Master Audio Mono dubs are all 48kHz/24-bit; the Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 dub is 48kHz/224kbps/VO.
English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Nominated for three Oscar Awards and winner of Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, Sidney Lumet's "12 Angry Men" (1957) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of MGM/20th Century Fox-UK. The supplemental features on the disc include the film's original theatrical trailer; audio commentary with film historian Drew Casper; and two standard featurettes.In English, with optional optional English SDH, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, German, Spanish (Castellano), Mandarin (Traditional), Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, and Swedish subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
The men
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.67:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of MGM/20th Century Fox-UK.
The basic characteristics of the high-definition transfer used for this European release appear virtually identical to those of the high-definition transfer Criterion used for their Blu-ray release of Sidney Lumet's classic film in the United States. Only compression is marginally better on the Criterion release.
The variety of different close-ups in the film look excellent - image depth and clarity are terrific. Contrast levels are stable. The blacks, whites, and grays are also well balanced. There are no traces of problematic denoising corrections. Edge-enhancement is also not an issue of concern. Needless to say, the film has a stable and very pleasing organic look. There are no serious stability issues to report in this review. (However, a slightly better compression would have made the film look even tighter when projected). Finally, there are no large damage marks, cuts, debris, or stains to report in this review. All in all, I think that this release is a very good alternative for folks residing in Region-B territories who could not take advantage of Criterion's excellent release. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your PS3 or SA regardless of your geographical location. For the record, there is no problematic PAL or 1080/50i content preceding the disc's main menu).
There are six standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0. French, French DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0, Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0, German DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0, Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0, and Polish Dolby Digital 2.0. For the record, MGM/20th Century Fox-UK have provided optional English SDH, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, German, Spanish (Castellano), Mandarin (Traditional), Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, and Swedish subtitles for the main feature.
12 Angry Men is primarily a dialog-driven feature. Unsurprisingly, the lossless track's dynamic intensity is rather limited. However, the dialog is crisp, stable, and always easy to follow. Some extremely light background hiss is occasionally felt, but it never becomes distracting. There are no audio dropouts or distortions to report in this review.
Note: The supplemental features included on this release are perfectly playable on North American Blu-ray machines, including the PS3.
I think that this European release of director Sydney Lumet's iconic film 12 Angry Men is a very good alternative for folks residing in Region-B territories who could not take advantage of Criterion's release. Indeed, the film looks and sounds very good. I would also like to recommend the Blu-ray to those of you who do not have the R1 50th Anniversary DVD release of the film which has supplemental features that are not included on the Criterion release. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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1962
Masters of Cinema
1957
1959
40th Anniversary | Limited Edition
1984
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1989
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1995
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1979
Men of Honor
2000
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4K Restoration | Les quatre cents coups
1959
1996
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1958
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1949
Original Director's Cut
1992
2019
2006
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1993
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