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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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Apt Pupil
- Main subject
- The Holocaust
- Director
- Bryan Singer
- Composer
- John Ottman
- Production company
- TriStar Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Newton Thomas Sigel
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 516411
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-06-24
- film editor
- John Ottman
- title
- Apt Pupil
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 51/100
- capital cost
- 14000000
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