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 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."
Cast
William Shatner
Prof. Stephen Turner
Lynn Carlin
Barbara
Ossie Davis
Reed
Viveca Lindfors
Mrs. Schnagel
Estelle Parsons
Crossland
Roy Poole
Dr. Goodman
Mike Kellin
Mancuso
Richard McKenzie
Mr. Dennison
Fred J. Scollay
Dr. McBride
Stephen Macht
Dahlquist
Lindsay Crouse
Karen
Charles White
Harry Vogel
Gregory Abels
Lab Technician
Robert Burr
Mr. Hughes
Tom Quinn
Bully in Bar
Billie Lou Watt
Mrs. Carol
Michael Howard
Unknown
Jeff Pomerantz
Professor
Damon Evans
Unknown
W.T. Martin
Mario, the Waiter
Gary Cookson
Lab Technician
John Travolta
Lab Technician (uncredited)
Crew
Charles S. Dubin
Director
George Bellak
Writer, Associate Producer
Rowland Vance
Assistant Director
Bob Markell
Executive Producer
Al Rosen
Production Supervisor
Tony Masucci
Producer
Victor Paganuzzi
Production Design
Leslie Renfield
Costume Design
B.A. Taylor
Sound
Neal Schatz
Special Effects
Charles Gross
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Wesley Laws
Set Decoration
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