Apt Pupil
1998 · Movie · 111 min. · United States
Based upon the Stephen King novella of the same name, it's the story of a high school boy's fascination with the Nazi occupation of Europe and the atrocities they committed during World War II. He begins to believe his quiet neighbor is a former Nazi and when he finds out he is, he imprisons the man in his house and forces him to divulge his secrets about any atrocity he committed or had knowledge of, saying that once he has done so, he will be set free.
Direction Bryan Singer
Cast Brad Renfro · Ian McKellen · Bruce Davison · Elias Koteas · David Schwimmer · Joe Morton · Jan Tríska · Michael Byrne · Heather McComb · Ann Dowd · Joshua Jackson
Soundtrack John Ottman
Screenplay Brandon Boyce · Stephen King
Cinematography Newton Thomas Sigel
Original title Apt Pupil
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