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If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn - Apt Pupil
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Title: Apt Pupil

Release Date: 23 Oct 1998

Runtime: 1h 47m

Genre: Drama, Thriller

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

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

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.531 (644 votes)

Cast

  • Todd Bowden: Brad Renfro
  • Kurt Dussander: Ian McKellen
  • Richard Bowden: Bruce Davison
  • Archie: Elias Koteas
  • Dan Richler: Joe Morton
  • Isaac Weiskopf: Jan Tříska
  • Ben Kramer: Michael Byrne
  • Becky Trask: Heather McComb
  • Monica Bowden: Ann Dowd
  • Joey: Joshua Jackson
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