The Experiment
“You are invited to participate”
2001•2h 0m•7.4•Released
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20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.
Director
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Writer
Mario Giordano, Don Bohlinger, Christoph Darnstädt
Revenue
$14M
Languages
German
Studio
Fanes Film
Cast
Moritz Bleibtreu
Tarek Fahd, Prisoner Nr. 77
Christian Berkel
Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
Justus von Dohnányi
Berus
Maren Eggert
Dora
Edgar Selge
Professor Dr. Klaus Thon
Andrea Sawatzki
Dr. Jutta Grimm
Oliver Stokowski
Günther Schütte, Prisoner Nr. 82
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Joe Maier, Prisoner Nr. 69
Nicki von Tempelhoff
Kamps
Timo Dierkes
Eckert
Antoine Monot Jr.
Bosch
Lars Gärtner
Renzel
Philipp Hochmair
Lars
Peter Fieseler
Prisoner Nr. 11
Ralf Müller
Prisoner Nr. 15
Production
Company
Fanes Film
Company
Typhoon Film
Company
Senator Film
Company
Seven Pictures
Producer
Friedrich Wildfeuer
Producer
Norbert Preuss
Producer
Marc Conrad
Producer
Ulrike Leibfried
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