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The Tenth Level

The Tenth Level

Drama, TV Movie

1h 42m

August 26, 1976 (49 years ago)

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."

ActorAge thenAge now
William Shatner

William Shatner

Prof. Stephen Turner

Birthday: March 22, 1931

4594
Lynn Carlin

Lynn Carlin

Barbara

Birthday: January 31, 1938

3887
Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Reed

Birthday: December 18, 1917

58 February 4, 2005 (87)
Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Mrs. Schnagel

Birthday: December 29, 1920

55 October 25, 1995 (74)
Estelle Parsons

Estelle Parsons

Crossland

Birthday: November 20, 1927

4897
Roy Poole

Roy Poole

Dr. Goodman

Birthday: March 31, 1924

52 July 1, 1980 (56)
Mike Kellin

Mike Kellin

Mancuso

Birthday: April 26, 1922

54 August 26, 1983 (61)
Richard McKenzie

Richard McKenzie

Mr. Dennison

Birthday: June 2, 1930

4695
Fred J. Scollay

Fred J. Scollay

Dr. McBride

Birthday: -

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Stephen Macht

Stephen Macht

Dahlquist

Birthday: May 1, 1942

3483