The Tenth Level (1976)

The Tenth Level (1976)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1976-08-26 United States of America 102 Min. PG-13
5.1 6 votes
Drama, TV Movie

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."

Cast

William Shatner is Prof. Stephen Turner
Prof. Stephen Turner
Lynn Carlin is Barbara
Barbara
Viveca Lindfors is Mrs. Schnagel
Mrs. Schnagel
Estelle Parsons is Crossland
Crossland
Roy Poole is Dr. Goodman
Dr. Goodman
Mike Kellin is Mancuso
Mancuso
Richard McKenzie is Mr. Dennison
Mr. Dennison
Fred J. Scollay is Dr. McBride
Dr. McBride
Stephen Macht is Dahlquist
Dahlquist
Charles White is Harry Vogel
Harry Vogel
Gregory Abels is Lab Technician
Lab Technician
Robert Burr is Mr. Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Tom Quinn is Bully in Bar
Bully in Bar
Billie Lou Watt is Mrs. Carol
Mrs. Carol
Jeff Pomerantz is Professor
Professor
W.T. Martin is Mario, the Waiter
Mario, the Waiter
Gary Cookson is Lab Technician
Lab Technician
John Travolta is Lab Technician (uncredited)
Lab Technician (uncredited)