12 (2007 film)

12
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNikita Mikhalkov
Screenplay byNikita Mikhalkov
Alexander Novototsky-Vlasov
Vladimir Moiseenko
Based on12 Angry Men
by Reginald Rose
Twelve Angry Men
by Reginald Rose
Twelve Angry Men
by Reginald Rose
Produced byNikita Mikhalkov
Leonid Vereschtchaguine
StarringSergei Makovetsky
Nikita Mikhalkov
Sergei Garmash
Valentin Gaft
Alexei Petrenko
Yuri Stoyanov
CinematographyVladislav Opelyants
Edited byEnzo Meniconi
Andrei Zaytsev
Music byEduard Artemyev
Distributed byTriTe
Release dates
  • 7 September 2007 (2007-09-07) (Venice)
  • 20 September 2007 (2007-09-20)
Running time
159 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguagesRussian, Chechen
Budget$2.5 million
Box office$7.5 million

12 is a 2007 Russian legal drama film by director, screenwriter, producer and actor Nikita Mikhalkov. The film is a Russian-language remake of Sidney Lumet's 1957 film 12 Angry Men, which in turn was based on Reginald Rose's 1955 stage play, Twelve Angry Men, itself based on Rose's 1954 teleplay of the latter's same name.

Mikhalkov was awarded the Special Lion at the 64th Venice International Film Festival for his work on the film, which also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.[1] It received generally positive reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "Official Awards at the 64th Venice Film Festival". www.labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2007-12-12.