Experimenter (DVD) (UK Import)

Directed by Michael Almereyda

Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder, Taryn Manning, Kellan Lutz, Anton Yelchin, John Leguizamo, Anthony Edwards, Dennis Haysbert, Lori Singer, Vondie Curtis-Hall
Contributors: Michael Almereyda, Danny A. Abeckaser, Fabio Golombek, Per Melita, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof, Uri Singer, Bryan Senti, Ryan Samul, Stanley Milgram
Studio: StudioCanal
Genre: Drama
Main Language: English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 29 Feb 2016
Originally Issued: 2015
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (12) Suitable for 12 years and over.
Run Time: 96 minutes

Description

Biographical drama based on the controversial 1961 Milgram experiment and written and directed by Michael Almereyda. Peter Sarsgaard plays real-life psychologist Stanley Milgram who conducts experiments at Yale University, exploring authority and compliance on human subjects using electric shock treatment. The experiment requires participants to administer electric shocks following incorrect answers to simple questions to an unseen, unwitting person in a nearby room.

The story follows Milgram's early life, from meeting and marrying his wife, Sasha (Winona Ryder), to the infamy that surrounded him when his experiments became widely known and public outrage at his inhumanity began to grow.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus