The Stanford Prison Experiment

Overview

In 1971, Stanford's Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either prisoners or guards, but the proceedings soon get out of hand. Based on a true story.

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Billy Crudup

Dr. Philip Zimbardo

Michael Angarano

Christopher Archer

Ezra Miller

Daniel Culp / Prisoner 8612

Tye Sheridan

Peter Mitchell / Prisoner 819

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