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The Tenth Level

"A world of evil so terrifying no one dares penetrate its secret. Until now!"

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."

Top Cast

  • William Shatner

    William Shatner

    Prof. Stephen Turner

  • Lynn Carlin

    Lynn Carlin

    Barbara

  • Ossie Davis

    Ossie Davis

    Reed

  • Viveca Lindfors

    Viveca Lindfors

    Mrs. Schnagel

  • Estelle Parsons

    Estelle Parsons

    Crossland

  • Roy Poole

    Roy Poole

    Dr. Goodman

  • Mike Kellin

    Mike Kellin

    Mancuso

  • Richard McKenzie

    Richard McKenzie

    Mr. Dennison

  • Fred J. Scollay

    Fred J. Scollay

    Dr. McBride

Overview

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."

Rating

5.8 / 10
7 Reviews
1 Popular

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