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The Stanford Prison Experiment

Year
2015
Director
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Runtime
122 min
Genre
Thriller, Drama, History
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Synopsis

In 1971, Stanford's Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either prisoners or guards, but the proceedings soon get out of hand. Based on a true story.

Festival record

  • CAN 15

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Cast

  • Billy CrudupDr. Philip Zimbardo
  • Michael AngaranoChristopher Archer
  • Ezra MillerDaniel Culp / Prisoner 8612
  • Tye SheridanPeter Mitchell / Prisoner 819
  • Olivia ThirlbyDr. Christina Maslach
  • Nelsan EllisJesse Fletcher
  • Moisés AriasAnthony Carroll
  • Nicholas BraunKarl Vandy
  • Gaius CharlesPaul Vogel
  • Keir GilchristJohn Lovett

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