Control

Feb 14, 1987

1h 47m

★ 5.5

Overview

An experiment of psychological effects under stressful conditions in a shelter. When fifteen strangers are put into a nuclear shelter to see how long they can survive without interaction with the outside, things work out fine.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Séléna Audiovisuel

Alliance Entertainment

Cinecittà Studios

Cristaldifilm

Les Films Ariane

RAI

Control Trailers

Cast

Mike Zella

Ben Gazzara

Sarah Howell

Kate Nelligan

Camille Dupont

Kate Reid

Dr. Herbert Monroe

Burt Lancaster

Swanson

Erland Josephson

Mrs. Havemeyer

Ingrid Thulin

Laura Swanson

Cyrielle Clair

Mr. Peterson

William Berger

Max Bloch

Jean Benguigui

Rosy Bloch

Andréa Ferréol

Eva Bloch

Lavinia Segurini

Herman Pundt

Flavio Bucci

About Vipeholmsanstalten in Lund, Sweden, and the experiments that during the 40s and 50s were carried out on mentally and physically handicapped patients, to investigate the effect of sugar on the teeth, this at a time when tooth decay was a major problem in dental health in Sweden. By force-feeding the patients at Vipeholm a kind of extra-sweet caramel in large quantities, the experiments revolutionized research, while the defenseless patients had to take the hit for it.

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