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The Pale Blue Eye

2022 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary

6.8/10

Rating

128 min

Runtime

2022

Release Year

Scott Cooper

Director

Cast

Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Lucy Boynton, Toby Jones, Simon McBurney

Quick 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.

Full Plot Summary of The Pale Blue Eye

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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