Title:
The Stanford prison experiment / IFC Films ; Sandbar Pictures & Abandon Features ; in association with Coup d'État Films and Vineyard Point Productions ; producer, Lauren Bratman ; produced by Brent Emery, Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, Greg Little ; written by Tim Talbott ; directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : MPI Media Group, [2015]
©2015
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the book "The Lucifer effect" by Philip Zimbardo, PHD.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.
Special features: Commentary with director Kyle Patrick Alvarez ; Featurette: Bringing to life the Stanford prison experiment ; Featurette: The psychology behind the Stanford prison experiment ; trailer.
DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Summary:
In 1971, Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo cast twenty-four male student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system. The results astonished the world, as participants went from middle-class undergrads to drunk-with-power sadists and submissive victims in just a few days. Based on a true story.
Corporate Subject:
Added Title:
Lucifer effect.
Language Note:
In English; optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); optional Spanish subtitles.
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language including abusive behavior and some sexual references.
Performer:
Billy Crudup, Michael Angarano, Olivia Thirlby, Ezra Miller.
Production Credits:
Music, Andrew Hewitt ; editor, Fernando Collins ; director of photography, Jas Shelton.
OCLC Number:
ocn922895216
Availability:
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
Eagan - Wescott~1