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Twelve Angry Men

Drama

Duration

51m

Release

20 Sept 1954

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

Twelve Angry Men is a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television series. Initially staged as a CBS live production on 20 September 1954, the drama was later rewritten for the stage in 1955 under the same title and again for a feature film, 12 Angry Men (1957). The episode garnered three Emmy Awards for writer Rose, director Franklin Schaffner and Robert Cummings as Best Actor.

Plot

The jurors in a murder trial take their seats in a small, drab room to decide the defendant's fate. At first, all the men vote guilty bar one, who still has many questions not answered in court. Through theories and re-enactments,...

Cast

Robert CummingsFranchot ToneEdward Arnold

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.5/10
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