Jan 12, 2016
70 min
Full-HD

Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge (2016)

Derren Brown investigates the power of social compliance by persuading an unwitting member of the public into believing that they have pushed someone to their death.

Category

Documentary TV Movie

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Vaudeville Productions

Derren Brown

Himself

Tom Carter

Tom

Chris Kingston

Himself

Heather Ashley Chase

Herself

Matt Lucas

Himself

Martin Freeman

Himself

David Tennant

Himself

Polly Eachus

Gizzy

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