The Pale Blue Eye
Every heart tells a tale.
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12/22/2022Runtime
128 minsOverview
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.
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A gothic mystery that moves at a deliberate burn, layering historical atmosphere with psychological unease as a weathered detective and young Edgar Allan Poe probe a ritualistic murder. It's moody and intricate, with the kind of darkness that settles under your skin.
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Christian Bale
Augustus Landor
Harry Melling
Edgar Allan Poe
Lucy Boynton
Lea Marquis
Toby Jones
Dr. Daniel Marquis
Simon McBurney
Captain Hitchcock
Timothy Spall
Superintendent Thayer
Robert Duvall
Jean-Pepe
Harry Lawtey
Artemus Marquis
Gillian Anderson
Julia Marquis
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patsy
Hadley Robinson
Mattie
Fred Hechinger
Cadet Randolph Ballinger
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