Apt Pupil (1998)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $14,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $8,863,193.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.79 |
Directed By
Bryan Singer
Crew
Bryan Singer
Brandon Boyce
Jane Hamsher
Don Murphy
Bryan Singer
Newton Thomas Sigel
William Hoy
Peter S. Elliot
John Ottman
Lane Leavitt
John Ottman
Geoffrey Patterson
Michael Herbick
Robert J. Litt
Elliot Tyson
Chuck Michael
John Baer
Kathleen M. McKernin
Richard Hoover
Jennifer Herwitt
Mellanie Bradfield
Francine Maisler
Kathryn Eisenstein
Louise Mingenbach
Tom DeSanto
Tim Harbert
Stephen King
Gary Jensen
Jay Shapiro
Tim Harbert
Fernando Altschul
Chris Call
Daniel Parker
Edward St. George
Hilarie Roope
Phillip Beck Jr.
Gloria Kaiser
TOP CAST
Brad Renfro
Todd Bowden
Ian McKellen
Kurt Dussander
Bruce Davison
Richard Bowden
Elias Koteas
Archie
Joe Morton
Dan Richler
Jan Tříska
Isaac Weiskopf
Michael Byrne
Ben Kramer
Heather McComb
Becky Trask
Ann Dowd
Monica Bowden
Joshua Jackson
Joey
David Schwimmer
Edward French
Mickey Cottrell
Sociology Teacher
Michael Reid MacKay
Nightmare Victim
James Karen
Victor Bowden
Marjorie Lovett
Agnes Bowden
David Cooley
Gym Teacher
Blake Anthony Tibbetts
Teammate
Katherine Malone
Student
Grace Sinden
Secretary
Anthony Moore
Umpire
Kevin Spirtas
Paramedic
Danna Dennis
Nurse
Michael Artura
Detective Getty
Donna Marie Brown
Mother
Mark Flythe
Darren
Warren Wilson
Newscaster
Jill Harris
Reporter
Norbert D. Singer
Hospital Administrator #1
Mildred Singer
Hospital Administrator #2
Mary Ottman
Doctor
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