The Experiment (2010 film)

The Experiment
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul T. Scheuring
Screenplay by	Paul T. Scheuring
Based on	Das Experiment by Oliver Hirschbiegel Mario Giordano Christoph Darnstädt Don Bohlinger
Produced by	Paul T. Scheuring, Jeanette B. Milio
Starring	Adrien Brody Forest Whitaker Cam Gigandet Clifton Collins Jr. Fisher Stevens Maggie Grace
Cinematography	Amy Vincent
Edited by	Peter S. Elliot
Music by	Graeme Revell
Production companies	Stage 6 Films Alliance Cinema Magnet Media Mercator
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing (North America/Australia/New Zealand) Inferno Distribution (International)
Release dates	July 15, 2010 (2010-07-15) (PiFan) September 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$21.8 million

The Experiment is a 2010 American drama thriller film directed by Paul T. Scheuring^[1] and starring Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, Cam Gigandet, Clifton Collins Jr., and Maggie Grace,^[2] about an experiment which resembles Philip Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment in 1971.^[3]

The film is a remake of the 2001 German film Das Experiment,^[4] which was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.^[5]