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The Tenth Level
“A world of evil so terrifying no one dares penetrate its secret. Until now!”
5.3 / 10• 1976• 1h 42m•NR• English
DramaTV Movie
Storyline
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."
Cast & Crew
William Shatner
Prof. Stephen Turner
Lead
Lynn Carlin
Barbara
Ossie Davis
Reed
Viveca Lindfors
Mrs. Schnagel
Estelle Parsons
Crossland
Roy Poole
Dr. Goodman
Mike Kellin
Mancuso
Richard McKenzie
Mr. Dennison
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles S. Dubin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Tenth Level is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
