Twelve Angry Men - Reginald Rose & David Mamet

Twelve Angry Men

By Reginald Rose & David Mamet

  • Release Date: 2006-08-29
  • Genre: Theater
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 397 Ratings)

Description

A landmark American drama that inspired a classic film and a Broadway revival—featuring an introduction by David Mamet

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 faith in the U.S. legal system. The play centers on Juror Eight, who 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 prejudices or biases. Reginald Rose deliberately and carefully peels away the layers of artifice from the men and allows a fuller picture to form of them—and of America, at its best and worst.
 
After the critically acclaimed teleplay aired in 1954, this landmark American drama went on to become a cinematic masterpiece in 1957 starring Henry Fonda, for which Rose wrote the adaptation. More recently, Twelve Angry Men had a successful, and award-winning, run on Broadway.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Reviews

  • Twelve angry men

    5
    By 10 ab 13
    Wow! I’ve been on several juries, some of which our initial vote was very different than our final vote. I felt like I was sitting in the jury room and experiencing this up close. Such a powerful play. I’d love to see it live. Great story that could have easily been true.
  • Yes

    1
    By hahahahahahahahahahaqh
    Yummy
  • Amazing!

    5
    By Stoner 76
    One of the best plays ever written, imho. An absolutely timeless classic.
  • Thriller

    5
    By derp992
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  • This game Dudu

    4
    By bubby is chubby
    Dudu
  • Thumbs up!

    4
    By Tu,truth,uyfmghmmhumf
    Quality book. Good read
  • The Squiddly Squid

    5
    By Squiddy McSquidSquid
    Squid.
  • BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!

    5
    By Trystcuts
    MY TEACHER MR.GRAY READ IT WITH US, AND IT IS THE BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!
  • Horrible ending

    1
    By 1234(67890
    Don't read if you want a good ending
  • Trbl

    1
    By Vhuthjigvbii
    -0 this book is trbl not even worthy of vowels

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