Apt Pupil
“If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn”
1998•R•1h 47m•6.5•Released
DramaThriller
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.
Director
Bryan Singer
Writer
Brandon Boyce
Budget
$14M
Revenue
$9M
Languages
English, German
Studio
Bad Hat Harry Productions
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
Production
Company
Bad Hat Harry Productions
Company
Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels
Company
Phoenix Pictures
Producer
Don Murphy
Producer
Bryan Singer
Producer
Jane Hamsher
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