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Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly saw Apt Pupil as not a "hunted-Nazi thriller" nor a "full-tilt Stephen King thriller", but as a "student-teacher parable" that comes off as "disturbing".
Apt Pupil does not have a set up; it jumps right into its narrative from the very beginning as close to perfect student Todd Bowden (Renfro) sits there having gone through a lecture on the infamous Holocaust that took place during the 1930s and 40s in Central and Eastern Europe.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Bryan Singer
- 1998-10-23
Oct 23, 1998 · The movie is well made by Bryan Singer (“The Usual Suspects“) and well acted, especially by Ian McKellen as Kurt Dussander, a Nazi war criminal who has been hiding in American for years. The theme is intriguing: A teenager discovers the old man’s real identity, and blackmails him into telling stories about his wartime experiences.
In Stephen King's psychological thriller "Apt Pupil," readers are taken on a dark and chilling journey into the depths of human depravity. Published in 1982 as part of King's novella collection "Different Seasons," this gripping tale explores the unsettling relationship between a high school student and a Nazi war criminal hiding in plain sight.
In Southern California in 1984, 16-year-old high school student Todd Bowden discovers that his elderly neighbor, Arthur Denker, is Kurt Dussander—a former Nazi concentration camp commandant who is now a fugitive war criminal.
TRAILER for CTA List. 54% Tomatometer 56 Reviews 56% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings. A high-school student (Brad Renfro) forms an unhealthy relationship with a former Nazi death-camp officer (Ian...
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But still, Apt Pupil is not bad, probably due to it’s respectful efforts of telling a logical, fascinating story. Brad Renfro plays a teenage boy named Todd Bowden, who watches closely one of his neighbors who has the features and aspects of a wanted Nazi war criminal.
