A high-school student (Brad Renfro) forms an unhealthy relationship with a former Nazi death-camp officer (Ian McKellen). He, obsessed with Nazism and acts of the Holocaust, persuades the officer to share his stories, and their relationship stirs malice in each of them.
28 June 1946, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
11 June 1978, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
30 August 1968, San Diego, California, USA
4 November 1936, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
29 July 1962, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
25 July 1982, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
18 December 1935, Urbana, Illinois, USA
2 November 1966, Astoria, New York, USA
24 June 1953, New London, Connecticut, USA
11 March 1961, Montréal, Québec, Canada
18 October 1947, Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
4 December 1987, San Diego, California, USA
5 April 1981, California, USA
4 October 1932, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
28 November 1923, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
2 March 1977, Barnegat, New Jersey, USA
July 23, 2007
McKellen gives one of the year's great performances.
January 01, 2000
When bodies are buried in cellars and cats are thrown into lighted ovens, the film reveals itself as unworthy of its subject matter.
January 01, 2000
Flat, undistinguished workmanship!
January 01, 2000
Nothing about the movie even makes sense!
January 01, 2000
Drama in distress!
June 15, 2001
It's a story that has taken 10 years to get to the screen at least, but what kept it from the screen for so long was lost when it was finally filmed.
March 14, 2001
No hace mas que dejarnos la sensación de que o bien el director fue una llamarada de petate o el escritor vio pasar sus mejores momentos hace ya varios años
June 21, 2002
"Pupil" demonstrates Singer's eye for framing shots and his skill in bringing out the best in his stars. Even so, there's something amiss here.
March 28, 2006
Stephen King's 1982 Different Seasons collection has been a gold mine for moviemakers:
January 01, 2000
Renfro and McKellen are nothing short of spectacular, but with all things considered, Apt Pupil just isn't a very well thought-out picture.
January 01, 2000
The most disappointing thing about Apt Pupil is the lack of sustained tension generated by director Bryan Singer.
January 01, 2000
Major junk!
