Twelve Angry Men (1954)

Twelve Angry Men (1954)

Release Date: 1954, September 20
Directors: Franklin J. Schaffner
Countries: United States of America
Production: CBS
Cast: John Cannon, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Norman Fell, John Beal, Vincent Gardenia, Robert Cummings, Edward Arnold, Paul Hartman, Bart Burns, Franchot Tone, Walter Abel

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.