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Apt Pupil

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1998-10-23

Runtime: 107 mins

Director: Bryan Singer

Spoken language: English, Deutsch

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Original title: Apt Pupil

Production Companies: Bad Hat Harry Productions, Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels, Phoenix Pictures

Production Countries: France, United States of America

Cast

Brad Renfro

Ian McKellen

Bruce Davison

Elias Koteas

Joe Morton

Jan Tříska

Michael Byrne

Heather McComb

Ann Dowd

Joshua Jackson

David Schwimmer

Mickey Cottrell

Michael Reid MacKay

James Karen

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