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.
- 6.8
- 2022
- Released
- 2h 8m
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
Joseph Brooks
Cadet Stoddard
Steven Maier
Cadet Fry
Brennan Keel Cook
Cadet Huntoon
Orlagh Cassidy
Mrs. Fry
Scott G. Anderson
Benny
Gideon Glick
Cadet Horatio Cochrane
Jack Irv
Cadet Hamilton
Matt Helm
Cadet Llewllyn Lee
Mathias Goldstein
Lieutenant Locke
Charlie Tahan
Cadet Loughborough
Bill Cwikowski
Reverend Zantzinger
Agnes Herrmann
EugeniaNicholas Bellavia
Lieutenant Robert
John Fetterman
Bearded Man
Released
en
$72,000,000.00
- #based on novel or book
- #winter
- #detective
- #investigation
- #historical figure
- #murder
- #gothic horror
- #occult
- #west point
- #book
- #1830s
Reviews
The Pale Blue Eye had great performances, fantastic cinematography, and a decent story but fails in terms of pacing and a bloated runtime that did not feel warranted. Christian Bale is fantastic in this role. He is incredibly intense, being able to capture the seriousness of his detective work balanced with the emotions of his unfortunate tragedies in life. A performance of this caliber is expe