The Stanford Prison Experiment

~They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days.

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 2015-07-17
Budget: $0
Revenue: $643557
Runtime: 122 min

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