Twelve Angry Men (1954)

Name: Twelve Angry Men
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1954-09-20
Duration: 51 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Robert Cummings, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, Paul Hartman, John Beal

September 20, 195451mEN

8.0

48 votes

Drama TV Movie

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.

Director

Franklin J. Schaffner

Writer

Reginald Rose