The Penguin Classics debut that inspired a classic film and a current Broadway revival
Reginald Rose's landmark American drama was a critically acclaimed teleplay, and went on to become a cinematic masterpiece in 1957 starring Henry Fonda, for which Rose wrote the adaptation. A blistering character study and an examination of the American melting pot and the judicial system that keeps it in check, Twelve Angry Men holds at its core a deeply patriotic belief in the U.S. legal system. The story's focal point, known only as Juror Eight, is at first the sole holdout in an 11-1 guilty vote. Eight sets his sights not on proving the other jurors wrong but rather on getting them to look at the situation in a clear-eyed way not affected by their personal biases. Rose deliberately and carefully peels away the layers of artifice from the men and allows a fuller picture of America, at its best and worst, to form.
Reginald Rose's landmark American drama was a critically acclaimed teleplay, and went on to become a cinematic masterpiece in 1957 starring Henry Fonda, for which Rose wrote the adaptation. A blistering character study and an examination of the American melting pot and the judicial system that keeps it in check, Twelve Angry Men holds at its core a deeply patriotic belief in the U.S. legal system. The story's focal point, known only as Juror Eight, is at first the sole holdout in an 11-1 guilty vote. Eight sets his sights not on proving the other jurors wrong but rather on getting them to look at the situation in a clear-eyed way not affected by their personal biases. Rose deliberately and carefully peels away the layers of artifice from the men and allows a fuller picture of America, at its best and worst, to form.
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Hardback Editions
January 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: Twelve Angry Men Author(s): Reginald Rose ISBN: 1-4178-1265-6 / 978-1-4178-1265-3 (USA edition) Publisher: San Val Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2007 : Library Binding
| Title: Dictionary of World History (Penguin Classics (Prebound)) Author(s): Reginald Rose ISBN: 1-4178-1256-7 / 978-1-4178-1256-1 (USA edition) Publisher: San Val Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1955 : Hardback
| Title: TWELVE ANGRY MEN Author(s): REGINALD ROSE Publisher: SAMUEL FRENCH. Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Twelve Angry Men (Penguin Classics) Author(s): Reginald Rose ISBN: 0-14-310440-3 / 978-0-14-310440-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2000 : Paperback
| Title: Twelve Angry Men Author(s): Reginald Rose Publisher: yohan publications Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
April 1996 : Paperback
| Title: Twelve Angry Men (Methuen Modern Plays) Author(s): Reginald Rose ISBN: 0-413-70610-9 / 978-0-413-70610-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Methuen Drama Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1989 : Paperback
| Title: 12 Angry Men (Acting Edition) Author(s): Reginald Rose ISBN: 0-573-04012-5 / 978-0-573-04012-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Dramatic Pub Co Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1989 : Paperback
| Title: Twelve Angry Men: A Screen Adaptation (Film Scripts Series) Author(s): Reginald Rose ISBN: 0-89197-970-0 / 978-0-89197-970-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Irvington Publishers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1983 : Paperback
| Title: Twelve Angry Men Author(s): Reginald Rose, Sherman L. Sergel ISBN: 0-87129-327-7 / 978-0-87129-327-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Dramatic Pub. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1983 : Paperback
| Title: Twelve Angry Men Author(s): Reginald Rose ISBN: 0-685-74683-6 / 978-0-685-74683-7 (USA edition) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
July 2006 : Audio CD
| Title: Twelve Angry Men Author(s): Reginald Rose ISBN: 1-58081-340-2 / 9781580813402 (USA edition) Publisher: La Theatre Works Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
August 2009 : Unknown
| Title: Twelve Angry Men [With Earbuds] (Playaway Adult Fiction) Author(s): Reginald Rose ISBN: 1-61545-951-0 / 9781615459513 (USA edition) Publisher: Playaway Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2006 : Kindle edition
| Title: Twelve Angry Men Author(s): REGINALD ROSE Publisher: Penguin Classics Availability: Amazon More details... |
1982 : Unknown
| Title: Twelve angry men (Front stage series) Author(s): Reginald Rose ISBN: 0-919519-07-5 / 978-0-919519-07-7 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Breakwater Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1965 : Unknown
| Title: Twelve angry men: A play in two acts Author(s): Reginald Rose Publisher: French Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1956 : Unknown
| Title: Twelve angry men: [screenplay] Author(s): Reginald Rose Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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