DramaThriller
Apt Pupil
“If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn”
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
Directed by Bryan Singer, Tim Harbert
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769 votes
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Status
Released
Released
October 23, 1998
Runtime
1h 47m
Language
English, German
Budget → Revenue
$14.0M → $8.9M
Top cast
Ian McKellen
Kurt Dussander
Brad Renfro
Todd Bowden
Bruce Davison
Richard Bowden
Elias Koteas
Archie
Joe Morton
Dan Richler
Jan Tříska
Isaac Weiskopf
Michael Byrne
Ben Kramer
Heather McComb
Becky Trask
Ann Dowd
Monica Bowden
Joshua Jackson
Joey
David Schwimmer
Edward French
Mickey Cottrell
Sociology Teacher
Michael Reid MacKay
Nightmare Victim
James Karen
Victor Bowden
Marjorie Lovett
Agnes Bowden
David Cooley
Gym Teacher
Blake Anthony Tibbetts
Teammate
Katherine Malone
Student
Grace Sinden
Secretary
Anthony Moore
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