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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.

Release Date : 2022-12-22

Language :FrenchEnglishLatin

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Cross Creek PicturesLe Grisbi Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Pale Blue Eye

Cast

Character Name : Augustus Landor

Original Name : Christian Bale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edgar Allan Poe

Original Name : Harry Melling

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lea Marquis

Original Name : Lucy Boynton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Daniel Marquis

Original Name : Toby Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Hitchcock

Original Name : Simon McBurney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Superintendent Thayer

Original Name : Timothy Spall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jean-Pepe

Original Name : Robert Duvall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Artemus Marquis

Original Name : Harry Lawtey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julia Marquis

Original Name : Gillian Anderson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Patsy

Original Name : Charlotte Gainsbourg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mattie

Original Name : Hadley Robinson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cadet Randolph Ballinger

Original Name : Fred Hechinger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cadet Stoddard

Original Name : Joseph Brooks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cadet Fry

Original Name : Steven Maier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cadet Huntoon

Original Name : Brennan Keel Cook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Fry

Original Name : Orlagh Cassidy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Benny

Original Name : Scott G. Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cadet Horatio Cochrane

Original Name : Gideon Glick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cadet Hamilton

Original Name : Jack Irv

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cadet Llewllyn Lee

Original Name : Matt Helm

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lieutenant Locke

Original Name : Mathias Goldstein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cadet Loughborough

Original Name : Charlie Tahan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reverend Zantzinger

Original Name : Bill Cwikowski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eugenia

Original Name : Agnes Herrmann

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lieutenant Robert

Original Name : Nicholas Bellavia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bearded Man

Original Name : John Fetterman

Gender : Male

Reviews

Nathan

@TitanGusang

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 scene he was, including the ones with Bale. The film was quite long and drawn out. The beginning act did fine as the audience is still learning the world and the crimes committed. But after that wears off it begins to drag going into a climatic third act. A lot of this bloat could have been cut down to create a better viewing experience. That being said, I did enjoy the story of this film. It was engaging and had some twists that I think worked pretty well, although the ending did leave me with a few questions. Score: 61% Verdict: Decent