The Experiment
2001, German. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.
You are invited to participate
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Oliver HirschbiegelDirector
- Moritz BleibtreuTarek Fahd, Prisoner Nr. 77
- Christian BerkelRobert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
- Justus von DohnányiBerus
- Maren EggertDora
- Edgar SelgeProfessor Dr. Klaus Thon
- Andrea SawatzkiDr. Jutta Grimm
- Oliver StokowskiGünther Schütte, Prisoner Nr. 82
- Wotan Wilke MöhringJoe Maier, Prisoner Nr. 69
- Nicki von TempelhoffKamps
- Timo DierkesEckert
- Antoine Monot Jr.Bosch
- Lars GärtnerRenzel
Details
- Released
- 8 March 2001
- Original title
- Das Experiment
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Mario Giordano, Don Bohlinger, Christoph Darnstädt
- Box office
- $14M
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The Experiment: quick answers
Is The Experiment worth watching?
Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.4/10 from 1,288 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is The Experiment?
The Experiment runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
Does The Experiment have a post-credits scene?
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Who directed The Experiment?
The Experiment (2001) was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and stars Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Justus von Dohnányi.