The Experiment
“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.
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About The Experiment
The Experiment is a 2001 German-language drama and thriller film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. The cast is led by Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Justus von Dohnányi. It has a runtime of 2h 0m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 1200 ratings.
The Experiment was produced by Fanes Film, Typhoon Film, and Senator Film and made in Germany. It was released on March 8, 2001. At the box office it grossed around $14 million worldwide.
- Director
- Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Writers
- Mario Giordano, Don Bohlinger, Christoph Darnstädt
- Release date
- March 8, 2001
- Original language
- German
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Germany
- Box office
- $14 million
- Production
- Fanes Film, Typhoon Film, Senator Film
The Experiment cast & crew
The Experiment was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and written by Mario Giordano, Don Bohlinger, and Christoph Darnstädt.
The cast features Moritz Bleibtreu as Tarek Fahd, Prisoner Nr. 77, Christian Berkel as Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38, Justus von Dohnányi as Berus, Maren Eggert as Dora, Edgar Selge as Professor Dr. Klaus Thon, and Andrea Sawatzki as Dr. Jutta Grimm.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Alexander Bubenheim, cinematography is by Rainer Klausmann, and it was produced by Friedrich Wildfeuer and Norbert Preuss.
Is The Experiment worth watching?
The Experiment holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 1,221 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.
At 2h 0m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
If you enjoy drama and thriller, The Experiment is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of The Experiment
Moritz Bleibtreu
Tarek Fahd, Prisoner Nr. 77
Christian Berkel
Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
Justus von Dohnányi
Berus
Maren Eggert
Dora
Edgar Selge
Professor Dr. Klaus Thon
Andrea Sawatzki
Dr. Jutta Grimm
Oliver Stokowski
Günther Schütte, Prisoner Nr. 82
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Joe Maier, Prisoner Nr. 69
Nicki von Tempelhoff
Kamps
Timo Dierkes
Eckert
Antoine Monot Jr.
Bosch
Lars Gärtner
Renzel
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▸How long is The Experiment?
The Experiment runs 2 hours 0 minutes (120 minutes).
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It holds a 7.4/10 audience score from 1,221 ratings.
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