Reginald Rose's 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.