Apt Pupil

~If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1998-10-23
Budget: $14000000
Revenue: $8863193
Runtime: 107 min

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