director Sydney . Lumet 's film debut, the descent from the television industry in New York filmmaker unique realism and intellectual style into the American film , with excellent results . Classic for the film explore the American jury system and legal justice .
The story describes a New York youth charged with patricide , will be sentenced to a murder the death penalty . Eleven jurors ruled that the suspect is guilty , only a suspicious situation , adhere to already see the objection , and with patience and persistence to persuade other jurors to overthrow the original intent of finally vindicated in this case has almost become the injustice of the verdict . The entire film is most of the time in a narrow room , But, wonderful dialogue and performances , still closely linked to the audience to create a theater force .