Twelve Angry Men

By: Reginald Rose

Narrated by: Dan Castellaneta, Hector Elizondo, Armin Shimerman

Over the course of a steamy and tense afternoon, 12 jurors deliberate the fate of a 19-year-old boy alleged to have murdered his own father. A seemingly open and shut case turns complicated, igniting passions and hidden prejudices.

This audio also includes an interview with Reginald Rose's widow, Ellen, in which she talks about how her late husband came to write the original teleplay version of Twelve Angry Men.

©1984 Reginald Rose (P)2005 L.A. Theatre Works

Critic reviews

• Audie Award Finalist, Audio Drama, 2007
• Audie Award Finalist, Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium, 2007

"This tidy portrait of clashing social attitudes in a jury room definitely creaks with age. But somehow the creaks begin to sound like soothing music, a siren song from a period of American drama when personalities were drawn in clean lines, the moral was unmistakable, and the elements of a plot clicked together like a jigsaw puzzle without a single missing piece." (The New York Times)

Intense, disturbing and dramatic. Very well acted.

This is definitely probably the most intense audio book (well, it's more like a radio play for those of you who remember what a radio play is) I've listened to.

I watched the movie many eons ago and it was great and intense as well. But this was on a par -- probably better in the way a book is almost invariably better than its movie. The voice acting in this production was really phenomenal.

I found this story as disturbing today as I did all those years ago when I first encountered it. (Remind me never to be accused of murder and place my fate in the hands of a jury of my peers!)

Highly recommended.

Short but engrossing

Great play done by a cast of narrators though some scenes rely heavily on visual effects that couldn't be captured through the audio book. Sound effects are a nice touch, but the laugh track was very grating.
Concerning the story, it's terrifying what can happen behind the jury room doors. I listened to the whole thing in one session as I couldn't stop.

still relevant today

Excellent short play about what goes on in a room of jurors. Still applicable to today's world. nice range of "peers".

Thought I was gonna hate it

So I only read this for a summer reading thingy and this was the book our teacher selected for our whole grade and I was kinda dreading it but oh my god I kinda loved this book and I believe Reginald did a great job at capturing and exposing the racism in society at the time of release

Wish It Was Longer

From start to finish this story had me enraptured. The voice talents alone are unmatched, but the writing here was flawless. Not one point was left hanging and there was never a doubt about how many of the characters felt. it was also quite enjoyable that it was recorded in front of a live audience in a stage play setting. 10/10 would highly recommend.