Bibliograph

The Stanford prison experiment, Sandbar Pictures & Abandon Features

Type

Label

The Stanford prison experiment, Sandbar Pictures & Abandon Features

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for language including abusive behavior and some sexual references

Main title

The Stanford prison experiment

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

922895216

Responsibility statement

Sandbar Pictures & Abandon Features

Runtime

122

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

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Contributor