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Twelve Angry Men

story by Reginald Rose, adapted on stage, film, radio
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Summary

Twelve Angry Men is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,950 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Reginald Rose[3]
  • Genre: drama fiction[4], huis-clos fiction[5]
  • Commons category: 12 angry men[6]
  • Title: Twelve Angry Men[7]
  • Derivative work: 12 Citizens[8]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Twelve Angry Men include One Angry Lisa[9], an animated series episode[10], directed by Matthew Nastuk[11].

Why It Matters

Twelve Angry Men has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Entities named for it include One Angry Lisa[9], an animated series episode[10], directed by Matthew Nastuk[11].

Related Entities

12 Angry Men literary work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → 12 Citizens
    Wikipedia title → Adaptations of Twelve Angry Men
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'commons', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ja']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: 12 Citizens, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791729221400"
  2. 16w ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Genre → —
    Aliases → —
    Author → Reginald Rose
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Copy from P373 to commons sitelink"
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