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Apt Pupil
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6.6One 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.
Released: 1998-10-23107 minDir: Bryan SingerDrama, ThrillerBudget: $14.0MBox office: $8.9M
Cast
- Brad Renfro as Todd Bowden
- Ian McKellen as Kurt Dussander
- Bruce Davison as Richard Bowden
- Elias Koteas as Archie
- Joe Morton as Dan Richler
- David Schwimmer as Edward French
Themes
- high school
- based on novel or book
- secret identity
- troubled teen
- nazism
- 1980s
- school counselor
- nazi war criminal
- gay theme
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 516411
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- publication date
- 1999-06-24
- title
- Apt Pupil
- review score
- 51/100
- capital cost
- 14000000
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1990s coming-of-age drama films1990s psychological drama films1998 American films1998 drama films1998 English-language films1998 films1998 psychological thriller filmsAmerican coming-of-age drama filmsAmerican psychological drama filmsAmerican psychological thriller filmsBad Hat Harry Productions filmsEnglish-language thriller filmsFilms about Nazi fugitivesFilms about neo-NazisFilms about sexual repressionFilms based on American novelsFilms based on novellasFilms based on works by Stephen KingFilms directed by Bryan SingerFilms produced by Bryan SingerFilms produced by Don MurphyFilms scored by John OttmanFilms set in 1984Films set in California