Movie
The Tenth Level
Released: August 26, 1976 (1976)
Runtime: 102 minutes
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
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."
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Ossie Davis as Reed
Age at release: 58
- Viveca Lindfors as Mrs. Schnagel
Age at release: 55
- Mike Kellin as Mancuso
Age at release: 54
- Roy Poole as Dr. Goodman
Age at release: 52
- Estelle Parsons as Crossland
Age at release: 48
- Richard McKenzie as Mr. Dennison
Age at release: 46
- William Shatner as Prof. Stephen Turner
Age at release: 45
- Lynn Carlin as Barbara
Age at release: 38
- Stephen Macht as Dahlquist
Age at release: 34
- Fred J. Scollay as Dr. McBride
Age at release: Unknown
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- Charles White as Harry Vogel
Age at release: 57
- Robert Burr as Mr. Hughes
Age at release: 54
- Billie Lou Watt as Mrs. Carol
Age at release: 52
- Tom Quinn as Bully in Bar
Age at release: 42
- Jeff Pomerantz as Professor
Age at release: 33
- Lindsay Crouse as Karen
Age at release: 28
Age at release: 26
- John Travolta as Lab Technician (uncredited)
Age at release: 22
- Gregory Abels as Lab Technician
Age at release: Unknown
Age at release: Unknown
- W.T. Martin as Mario, the Waiter
Age at release: Unknown
- Gary Cookson as Lab Technician
Age at release: Unknown