Top Story: 12 Angry Men

Sidney Lumet, whose prior directorial credits included dramas for television productions such as the Alcoa Hour and Studio One, was recruited by Henry Fonda and Rose to direct. 12 Angry Men was Lumet’s first feature film, and for Fonda and Rose, who co-produced the film, it was their first and only roles as film producers.

Reginald Rose’s screenplay for 12 Angry Men was initially produced for television, and was broadcast on the CBS program Studio One in 195 In 2007, 12 Angry Men was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

Jack Klugman, E.G. 12 ANGRY MEN was originally written for television, it is a true classic of the anti-McCarthy message era, and is not to be missed. Although it may sound ungallant, these 12 Angry Men, are all right without distaff glamour.

“Twelve Angry Men,” Michigan Law Review, May 2003 v101 i6 p1387 , in depth analysis compared with research on actual jury behavior. In other theatrical adaptations in which female actors are cast, the play is retitled 12 Angry Jurors or 12 Angry Women.