The Pale Blue Eye
Every heart tells a tale.
Plot:A seasoned detective investigates a series of murders at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point in 1830. He is assisted in his investigation by an intelligent and eager young cadet named Edgar Allan Poe, who will go on to become one of America's most influential authors and the originator of the detective genre.
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Cast & Crew
Christian Bale
Harry Melling
Robert Duvall
Toby Jones
Simon McBurney
Gillian Anderson
Timothy Spall
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Lucy Boynton
Harry Lawtey
Fred Hechinger
Brennan Keel Cook
Charlie Tahan
Hadley Robinson
Joseph Brooks
Gideon Glick
Acting
Christian Bale
Camera
Masanobu Takayanagi
Art
Stefania Cella
Troy Sizemore
Michael E. Goldman
Crew
Doug Coleman
Fun Facts of Movie
- This is the third collaboration between Scott Cooper and Christian Bale following Out of the Furnace (2013) and Hostiles (2017).
- Reunites Simon McBurney and Toby Jones after Cousin Bette (1998), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011).
- Timothy Spall, Harry Melling, Simon McBurney, and Toby Jones all have appeared in the Harry Potter franchise.
- Although the Pale Blue Eye is fictional, it does have one element of truth to it. The iconic writer Edgar Allen Poe (played by Harry Melling) really was a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Users Reviews
Matt Ricci
An intense, slow-burning and dark mystery thriller that pays off well at the end.
An intense, slow-burning and dark mystery thriller that pays off well at the end.