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The Experiment (2001)  link to The Experiment on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 75

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IMDb Rating:
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7.8/10 (77821 votes)

Country: Germany, 114 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, German

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Director(s): Oliver Hirschbiegel

Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu (as Tarek Fahd - Häftling Nr. 77 / Prisoner #77), Christian Berkel (as Robert Steinhoff Nr. 38), Danny Richter (as Häftling Nr. 21), Oliver Stokowski (as Günther Schütte Nr. 82), Wotan Wilke Möhring (as Joe Maier Nr. 69)

Medium: Digital Copy,

Storyline: The movie is based on the infamous "Stanford Prison Experiment" conducted in 1971. A makeshift prison is set up in a research lab, complete with cells, bars and surveillance cameras. For two weeks 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards. The 'prisoners' are locked up and have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the 'guards' are told simply to retain order without using physical violence. Everybody is free to quit at any time, thereby forfeiting payment. In the beginning the mood between both groups is insecure and rather emphatic. But soon quarrels arise and the wardens employ ever more drastic sanctions to confirm their authority.

Location: X:\Stream\Movies\Black Box.mkv

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 16:9 Widescreen