![]() ![]() In 2007, 12 Angry Men, which was adapted from a play, was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'. It was the first film directed by Sidney Lumet, who went on to direct a string of hit films, including Dog Day Afternoon, Network and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. ![]() He starred alongside acting heavyweights and Oscar winners such as Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam and Ed Begley. ![]() Klugman portrayed juror number five - none of the 12 men are named in the film except two at the very end - whose slum upbringing gives him an insight into the case that none of the other men have. In 2012, Jack Klugman became the last of the actors who portrayed the dozen jurors from the seminal Hollywood classic to die. Professor Rosenzweig, who is penning an upcoming biography, managed to identify the court case which the film is allegedly based on - only to discover Rose (pictured) did not serve on the jury ![]()
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