Experimenter (2015)
Illusion sets the stage. Deception reveals the truth.
Synopsis
Yale University, 1961. Stanley Milgram designs a psychology experiment that still resonates to this day, in which people think they’re delivering painful electric shocks to an affable stranger strapped into a chair in another room. Despite his pleads for mercy, the majority of subjects don’t stop the experiment, administering what they think is a near-fatal electric shock, simply because they’ve been told to do so. With Nazi Adolf Eichmann’s trial airing in living rooms across America, Milgram strikes a nerve in popular culture and the scientific community with his exploration into people’s tendency to comply with authority. Celebrated in some circles, he is also accused of being a deceptive, manipulative monster, but his wife Sasha stands by him through it all.
Cast
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Peter Sarsgaard
as Stanley Milgram
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Winona Ryder
as Alexandra "Sasha" Milgram
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Jim Gaffigan
as James McDonough
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Edoardo Ballerini
as Paul Hollander
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John Palladino
as John Williams
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Kellan Lutz
as William Shatner
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Dennis Haysbert
as Ossie Davis
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Danny A. Abeckaser
as Braverman
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Taryn Manning
as Mrs. Lowe
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Anthony Edwards
as Miller
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Lori Singer
as Florence Asch
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Josh Hamilton
as Tom Shannon
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Anton Yelchin
as Rensaleer
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Adriana Randall
as Mrs. Stein
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Donnie Keshawarz
as Bruno
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Michael Siberry
as George Bellak
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Ned Eisenberg
as Solomon Asch
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John Leguizamo
as Taylor
Crew
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Michael Almereyda
Director
- Ryan Samul Director of Photography
- Kathryn J. Schubert Editor
- Bryan Senti Original Music Composer
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Danny A. Abeckaser
Producer
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Michael Almereyda
Producer
- Fabio Golombek Producer
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Per Melita
Producer
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Isen Robbins
Producer
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Aimee Schoof
Producer
- Uri Singer Producer
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Michael Almereyda
Writer
