内容简介
AlandmarkAmericandramawhichinspiredaclassicfilmandaBroadwayrevival
ReginaldRose'slandmarkAmericandramawasacriticallyacclaimedteleplay,andwentontobecomeacinematicmasterpiecein1957starringHenryFonda,forwhichRosewrotetheadaptation.AblisteringcharacterstudyandanexaminationoftheAmericanmeltingpotandthejudicialsystemthatkeepsitincheck,TwelveAngryMenholdsatitscoreadeeplypatrioticbeliefintheU.S.legalsystem.Thestory'sfocalpoint,knownonlyasJurorEight,isatfirstthesoleholdoutinan11-1guiltyvote.Eightsetshissightsnotonprovingtheotherjurorswrongbutratherongettingthemtolookatthesituationinaclear-eyedwaynotaffectedbytheirpersonalbiases.RosedeliberatelyandcarefullypeelsawaythelayersofartificefromthemenandallowsafullerpictureofAmerica,atitsbestandworst,toform.
ThiseditionfeaturesanintroductionbyDavidMamet.