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The Pale Blue Eye
Every heart tells a tale.
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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Synopsis
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.
More about The Pale Blue Eye
Cast
Christian BaleAugustus Landor
Harry MellingEdgar Allan Poe
Lucy BoyntonLea Marquis
Toby JonesDr. Daniel Marquis
Simon McBurneyCaptain Hitchcock
Timothy SpallSuperintendent Thayer
Robert DuvallJean-Pepe
Harry LawteyArtemus MarquisCredits
- Directed by
- Scott Cooper
- Written by
- Scott Cooper, Louis Bayard
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $72M
Production
Cross Creek PicturesUnited States- Le Grisbi ProductionsUnited States
