Kurt Dussander

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Kurt Dussander is a former Nazi war criminal living under an assumed identity who becomes the sinister focus of Stephen King’s novella "Apt Pupil."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
affiliation Nazi Party NERFINISHED
ageGroup elderly man
appearsIn Apt Pupil NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptation Apt Pupil (1998 film) NERFINISHED
characterType villain
creator Stephen King
firstAppearance Apt Pupil (novella) NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1982
gender male
hidesIdentityAs retired immigrant
involvedIn Holocaust atrocities (fictional backstory)
languageOfWork English
livesUnder assumed identity
medium literature
nationality German
occupation former Nazi officer
partOf Different Seasons NERFINISHED
portrayedAs fugitive
manipulative
sadistic
war criminal
portrayedBy Ian McKellen NERFINISHED
relationshipWithCharacter blackmails and is blackmailed by Todd Bowden
roleInWork antagonist in Apt Pupil
secret past as Nazi war criminal
settingOfResidence suburban California
themeAssociation abuse of power
evil and corruption
moral decay
usesAlias Arthur Denker NERFINISHED

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Apt Pupil mainCharacter Kurt Dussander
Apt Pupil antagonist Kurt Dussander