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12 Angry Men • 6m 48s

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    In this piece, filmed in August 2011, Ron Simon, curator at the Paley Center for Media in New York City, looks at the importance of the Franklin J. Schaffner–directed teleplay of 12 ANGRY MEN, its key actors, and its impact on live television at the time.

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