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Apt Pupil

Apt Pupil

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Apt Pupil

"If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn"

1998

1h 47m

6.5(735 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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.

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Bad Hat Harry Productions

Phoenix Pictures

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Brad Renfro

Brad Renfro

Todd Bowden

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Kurt Dussander

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Richard Bowden

Elias Koteas

Elias Koteas

Archie

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Dan Richler

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

Edward French

Jan Tříska

Jan Tříska

Isaac Weiskopf

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Ben Kramer

Ann Dowd

Ann Dowd

Monica Bowden

Heather McComb

Heather McComb

Becky Trask

Creative team

Directed by: Bryan Singer
Written by: Brandon Boyce
Produced by: Jane Hamsher
Bryan Singer

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