Thriller ·Crime ·Horror ·Mystery · United States of America · 2022 · 2h 8m

The Pale Blue Eye

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Director
Scott Cooper
Cast
Christian Bale as Augustus Landor Harry Melling as Edgar Allan Poe Lucy Boynton as Lea Marquis Toby Jones as Dr. Daniel Marquis Simon McBurney as Captain Hitchcock Timothy Spall as Superintendent Thayer
Crew
Masanobu Takayanagi — Director of Photography Dylan Tichenor — Editor Howard Shore — Original Music Composer Scott Cooper — Writer Louis Bayard — Novel Tyler Thompson — Producer
Tagline

Every heart tells a tale.

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.

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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookwinterdetectiveinvestigationhistorical figuremurdergothic horroroccultwest pointbook1830s
Key Collaborators
Scott Cooper Director Masanobu Takayanagi Director of Photography Dylan Tichenor Editor Howard Shore Original Music Composer Scott Cooper Writer Louis Bayard Novel Tyler Thompson Producer Christian Bale Producer John Lesher Producer Scott Cooper Producer Stefania Cella Production Design Kasia Walicka Maimone Costume Design
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