Not only does the photography benefit from the color depth and added resolution from celluloid, but the 35mm format is but another of the film's sly anachronisms. The film posits that things change slowly, but - watching this on the last day of this year's digital-heavy Cannes festival - nothing has felt more rushed than the disappearance of film prints in our theatres.
"Through clever and telling details, Reginald Rose’s script strips away his characters’ thin veneer of civilization and exposes the racism and class warfare that lies beneath. With the fate of an accused murderer in the balance, each juror is forced to look into the dark mists of his own soul and ultimately issue a verdict; not just in this case but on the whole of humanity."