The Tenth Level

– Inspired by the Stanley Milgram obedience research, this TV movie chronicles a psychology professor'..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
1976
The Tenth Level (1976)

Inspired by the Stanley Milgram obedience research, this TV movie chronicles a psychology professor's study to determine why people, such as the Nazis, were willing to "just follow orders" and do horrible things to others. Professor Stephen Turner leads students to believe that they are applying increasingly painful electric shocks to other subjects when they fail to perform a task correctly, and is alarmed to see how much pain the students can be convinced to inflict "in the name of science."

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

26 Aug 1976

Language:

English

Director:

Charles S. Dubin

Writer:

George Bellak

Main Actors:

William Shatner, Lynn Carlin, Ossie Davis, Stephen Macht

Plot:

Inspired by the Stanley Milgram obedience research, this TV movie chronicles a psychology professor's study to determine why people, such as the Nazis, were willing to "just follow orders" and do horrible things to others. Professor Stephen Turner leads students to believe that they are applying increasingly painful electric shocks to other subjects when they fail to perform a task correctly, and is alarmed to see how much pain the students can be convinced to inflict "in the name of science."

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10