Tag: Sidney Lumet

Network Script

Script by:Paddy Chayefsky (Screenplay)
Directed by:Sidney Lumet
Year:1976
IMDb:tt0074958

Plot:When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
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12 Angry Men Script

Script by:Reginald Rose (Screenplay), Reginald Rose (Story)
Directed by:Sidney Lumet
Year:1957
IMDb:tt0050083

Plot:The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.
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