The Tenth Level
NR
1976
102 minutes
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."
Top Cast
William Shatner
Prof. Stephen Turner
Lynn Carlin
Barbara
Ossie Davis
Reed
Viveca Lindfors
Mrs. Schnagel
Estelle Parsons
Crossland
Roy Poole
Dr. Goodman
Mike Kellin
Mancuso
Richard McKenzie
Mr. Dennison
Fred J. Scollay
Dr. McBride
Stephen Macht
Dahlquist
Lindsay Crouse
Karen
Charles White
Harry Vogel
Gregory Abels
Lab Technician
Robert Burr
Mr. Hughes
Tom Quinn
Bully in Bar
Billie Lou Watt
Mrs. Carol
Michael Howard
Jeff Pomerantz
Professor
Damon Evans
W.T. Martin
Mario, the Waiter
Gary Cookson
Lab Technician
John Travolta
Lab Technician (uncredited)