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Twelve Angry Men

Not Rated Drama TV Movie

Starring: Robert Cummings, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, Paul Hartman, John Beal

Writer: Reginald Rose

Release Date:
September 20, 1954
Ratings:
7.9 / 10
Director:
Franklin J. Schaffner
Companies:
CBS

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.