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The Tenth Level is a 1976 American made-for-television drama film movie starring William Shatner. 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 (Shatner) 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."
Original Release
08/26/1976
US Release
08/26/1976
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Shatner | Prof. Stephen Turner |
| Lynn Carlin | Barbara |
| Ossie Davis | Reed / Ben Reed |
| Viveca Lindfors | Mrs. Schnagel |
| Stephen Macht | Dahlquist |
| Lindsay Crouse | Karen |
| Roy Poole | Dr. Goodman |
| Mike Kellin | Mancuso |
| Richard McKenzie | Mr. Dennison |
| Estelle Parsons | Crossland |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Shatner | Prof. Stephen Turner |
| Lynn Carlin | Barbara |
| Ossie Davis | Reed / Ben Reed |
| Viveca Lindfors | Mrs. Schnagel |
| Stephen Macht | Dahlquist |
| Lindsay Crouse | Karen |
| Roy Poole | Dr. Goodman |
| Mike Kellin | Mancuso |
| Richard McKenzie | Mr. Dennison |
| Estelle Parsons | Crossland |
| Fred J. Scollay | Dr. McBride |
| Charles White | Harry Vogel |
| Gregory Abels | Lab Technician |
| Robert Burr | Mr. Hughes |
| Tom Quinn | Bully in Bar |
| Billie Lou Watt | Mrs. Carol |
| Michael J. Howard | (as Michael Howard) |
| Jeff Pomerantz | Professor |
| W.T. Martin | Mario the Waiter / Mario, the Waiter |
| Gary Cookson | Lab Technician |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bob Markell | Executive Producer |
| George Bellak | Producer |
| Tony Masucci | Producer |
