Live stream preview

Watch this video and more on The Criterion Channel

Watch this video and more on The Criterion Channel

Start your free trial Learn more

Already subscribed? Sign in

Tragedy in a Temporary Town

12 Angry Men • 55m

Before 12 ANGRY MEN there was “Tragedy in a Temporary Town,” a teleplay written by Reginald Rose and directed by Sidney Lumet that aired as part of “The Alcoa Hour” on NBC on February 19, 1956.

Up Next in 12 Angry Men

  • John Bailey on Boris Kaufman
    38:25
    John Bailey on Boris Kaufman

    John Bailey on Boris Kaufman

    Cinematographer Boris Kaufman, filmmaker Dziga Vertov’s younger brother, photographed some of the most beloved films of all time, including Jean Vigo's ZÉRO DE CONDUITE, Elia Kazan’s ON THE WATERFRONT, and Sudney Lumet’s 12 ANGRY MEN. In this 2011 piece, cinematographer John Bailey discusses Kauf...

×