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22/12/2022 Thriller, Crime, Horror, Mystery 2h 8m
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Every heart tells a tale.

Overview

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.

  1. Scott Cooper

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Christian Bale

    Augustus Landor

  2. Harry Melling

    Edgar Allan Poe

  3. Lucy Boynton

    Lea Marquis

  4. Toby Jones

    Dr. Daniel Marquis

  5. Simon McBurney

    Captain Hitchcock

  6. Timothy Spall

    Superintendent Thayer

  7. Robert Duvall

    Jean-Pepe

  8. Harry Lawtey

    Artemus Marquis

  9. Gillian Anderson

    Julia Marquis

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Reviews

A review by Nathan
Written by Nathan on 2023-02-01
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 expected of Bale, but what was a surprise is the standout performance of Harry Melling. Melling was whimsical and tad odd with his portrayal of the famous Edgar Allen Poe. He legitimately stole every scen...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$72,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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