The Stanford Prison Experiment 2015
Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
- Thriller, Drama, History
- 122 min
- R
They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days.
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.
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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
Crew
- Kyle Patrick AlvarezDirector
- Tim TalbottScreenplay
- Jas SheltonDirector of Photography
- Andrew HewittOriginal Music Composer
- Kyle Patrick AlvarezEditor
- Lauren BratmanProducer
- Brent EmeryProducer
- Karen LauderProducer
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