Twelve Angry Men (Studio One)

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"Twelve Angry Men" is a 1954 episode of the American anthology television series Studio One, written by Reginald Rose and directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. It follows the titular twelve members of a jury as they deliberate an apparently clear-cut murder trial, and details the tension among them when one juror argues that the defendant might not be guilty. Staged as a CBS live production on September 20, 1954, the drama garnered three Emmy Awards for Rose's writing, Schaffner's direction, and Robert Cummings' lead performance. Rose sold the stage rights to the teleplay, which was directly adapted as a 1955 play by Sherman L. Sergel that is still often performed. Rose himself adapted his 1954 teleplay for the feature film 12 Angry Men (1957), and for a 1964 stage version of the film. The story has been the subject of numerous remakes and adaptations in many languages.

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