Apt Pupil
“If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn”
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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Cast
30 people
Ian McKellen
Kurt Dussander
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Brad Renfro
Todd Bowden
Known for
The Client
Bully
Bruce Davison
Richard Bowden
Known for
Knight Rider
X-Men
Elias Koteas
Archie
Known for
Chicago P.D.
Zodiac
Joe Morton
Dan Richler
Known for
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Speed
Jan Tříska
Isaac Weiskopf
Known for
Ronin
The Karate Kid Part III
Michael Byrne
Ben Kramer
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Bodies
Heather McComb
Becky Trask
Known for
American Gigolo
Profiler
Ann Dowd
Monica Bowden
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
The Leftovers
Joshua Jackson
Joey
Known for
Fringe
When They See Us
David Schwimmer
Edward French
Known for
Friends
Band of Brothers
Mickey Cottrell
Sociology Teacher
Known for
Hellraiser: Bloodline
My Own Private Idaho
Bryan Singer Director · Brandon Boyce Screenplay Stephen King Author
Worldwide gross $8.9M · Budget $14M · United States release October 23, 1998
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Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,863,193
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Bad Hat Harry Productions
Production
Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels
Production
Phoenix Pictures
Production
TriStar Pictures
Studio · Production
France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Italy · September 9, 1998
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · October 23, 1998
Theatrical
United States
October 8, 1998 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
Australia
April 8, 1999 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Canada
September 16, 1998 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 26, 1998 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
Czechia
January 21, 1999 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 25, 1998 · Theatrical
Finland
October 31, 1998 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
November 6, 1998 · Theatrical
France
January 20, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
June 24, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
November 13, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
June 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 20, 1999 · Theatrical
Norway
January 15, 1999 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 14, 1999 · Physical
Spain
November 13, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 5, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 21, 1999 · Theatrical
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