12 Angry Men. Poster of the 1957 movie and cover of the 1954 book, Twelve Angry Men
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Twelve Angry Men
Reginald Rose, 1954
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Sidney Lumet, 1957

In the overheated jury room of the New York County Courthouse, a jury prepares to deliberate the case of an 18-year-old impoverished youth accused of stabbing his father to death. The judge instructs them that if there is any reasonable doubt, the jurors are to return a verdict of not guilty; if found guilty, the defendant will receive a death sentence. The verdict must be unanimous.


The Big Bounce. Poster of the 1969 movie and cover of the 1969 book
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The Big Bounce
Elmore Leonard, 1969
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Alex March, 1969

Jack Ryan is a Vietnam veteran with a criminal record who is employed as a migrant laborer on a California produce farm. Jack is thrown in jail after a fight with a Mexican coworker, but sprung out by the unscrupulous owner of the farm, Ray Ritchie and his head foreman, Bob Rodgers because they need to get the crop in on time and want no trouble with the police and the workers.