Augustus Landor, a cynical retired New York constable. Harry Melling: Edgar Allan Poe, a poetic and macabre cadet.

Jean Pepe, an eccentric scholar of the occult consulted by Landor. Critical Reception The Pale Blue Eye (2022)

Lea Marquis, a delicate young woman who captivates Poe. Toby Jones: Dr. Daniel Marquis, the academy's physician.

Julia Marquis, the high-strung wife of the academy’s surgeon.

Adapted from the 2006 novel of the same name by Louis Bayard . Main Cast & Characters

(released in Italian as The Pale Blue Eye - I delitti di West Point ) is a 2022 gothic thriller directed by Scott Cooper . Set in 1830 at the West Point Military Academy, it follows a world-weary detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), as he investigates the gruesome murder of a cadet. Stymied by the academy's code of silence, Landor enlists the help of a young, eccentric cadet who would later become the famous author Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling). Key Film Details