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Apt Pupil
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Apt Pupil is a 1998 American-French horror drama thriller film directed by Bryan Singer. The screenplay was adapted from the novel of the same name. The production involved producers Bryan Singer and Don Murphy, with Newton Thomas Sigel serving as director of photography. The cast features Brad Renfro, Ian McKellen, Joshua Jackson, and Bruce Davison. The narrative is set in California and addresses themes related to World War II and the Holocaust.
The film was produced by Paramount Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels, and Phoenix Pictures. It was distributed by TriStar Pictures, Netflix, and Fandango at Home. The budget for the production was 14,000,000. The runtime is listed as 107 minutes or 111 minutes. The film received a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor. Review scores include 53%, 6/10, and 51/100.
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6.6One 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.
Cast
- Brad Renfro as Todd Bowden
- Ian McKellen as Kurt Dussander
- Bruce Davison as Richard Bowden
- Elias Koteas as Archie
- Joe Morton as Dan Richler
- David Schwimmer as Edward French
Themes
- high school
- based on novel or book
- secret identity
- troubled teen
- nazism
- 1980s
- school counselor
- nazi war criminal
- gay theme
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Apt Pupil
- Main subject
- The Holocaust
- Director
- Bryan Singer
- Composer
- John Ottman
- Production company
- TriStar Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Newton Thomas Sigel
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 516411
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-06-24
- film editor
- John Ottman
- title
- Apt Pupil
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 51/100
- capital cost
- 14000000
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