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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."Read moreLess
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."
The story
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 ShatnerProf. Stephen Turner
Lynn CarlinBarbara
Ossie DavisReed
Viveca LindforsMrs. Schnagel
Estelle ParsonsCrossland
Roy PooleDr. Goodman
Mike KellinMancuso
Richard McKenzieMr. Dennison
Fred J. ScollayDr. McBride
Stephen MachtDahlquist
Lindsay CrouseKaren
Charles WhiteHarry VogelExplore the crew
- Director
- Charles S. Dubin
- Writer
- George Bellak
- Producer
- Tony Masucci
- Original Music Composer
- Charles Gross
- Director of Photography
- Charles S. Dubin