The Pale Blue Eye
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
In 1830 at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, a cadet is discovered dead, hanged with his heart removed. The academy's leadership calls in Augustus Landor, a former New York City police officer, to investigate the disturbing case. As Landor works to uncover the truth behind the murder, he teams up with one of the cadets, Edgar Allan Poe, a peculiar but intelligent young man who assists him in solving the mystery.
Detailed Synopsis 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.
