Finalist, 2021 Wall Award (Formerly the Theatre Library Association
Award) The untold story behind one of America’s greatest dramas.
In early 1957, a low-budget black-and-white movie opened across the
United States. Consisting of little more than a dozen men arguing
in a dingy room, it was a failure at the box office and soon faded
from view. Today, 12 Angry Men is acclaimed as a movie classic,
revered by the critics, beloved by the public, and widely performed
as a stage play, touching audiences around the world. It is also a
favorite of the legal profession for its portrayal of ordinary
citizens reaching a just verdict and widely taught for its
depiction of group dynamics and human relations. Few
twentieth-century American dramatic works have had the acclaim and
impact of 12 Angry Men. Rosenzweig’s 12 Angry Men tells two
stories: the life of a great writer and the journey of his most
famous work, one that ultimately outshined its author. More than
any writer in the Golden Age of Television, Reginald Rose took up
vital social issues of the day—from racial prejudice to juvenile
delinquency to civil liberties—and made them accessible to a wide
audience. His 1960s series, The Defenders, was the finest drama of
its age and set the standard for legal dramas. This book brings
Reginald Rose’s long and successful career, its origins and
accomplishments, into view at long last. By placing 12 Angry Men in
its historical and social context—the rise of television, the
blacklist, and the struggle for civil rights—Rosenzweig traces
the story of this brilliant courtroom drama, beginning with the
chance experience that inspired Rose, to its performance on CBS’s
Westinghouse Studio One in 1954, to the feature film with Henry
Fonda. The book describes Sidney Lumet’s casting, the sudden
death of one actor, and the contribution of cinematographer Boris
Kaufman. It explores various drafts of the drama, with Rose
settling on the shattering climax only days before filming began.
Drawing on extensive research and brimming with insight, this book
casts new light on one of America’s great dramas—and about its
author, a man of immense talent and courage. Author royalties will
be donated equally to the Feerick Center for Social Justice at
Fordham Law School and the Justice John Paul Stevens Jury Center at
Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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