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The Pale Blue Eye

  • 20222022
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  • 2h 8m
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6.6/10
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Christian Bale in The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
A world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case - a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.
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A world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case - a young man t... Read allA world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case - a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.A world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case - a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
81K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
24
13
    • Scott Cooper
    • Scott Cooper(written for the screen by)
    • Louis Bayard(based on the book by)
  • Stars
    • Christian Bale
    • Harry Melling
    • Simon McBurney
    • Scott Cooper
    • Scott Cooper(written for the screen by)
    • Louis Bayard(based on the book by)
  • Stars
    • Christian Bale
    • Harry Melling
    • Simon McBurney
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    • 322User reviews
    • 158Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    Christian Bale
    Christian Bale
    • Augustus Landor
    Harry Melling
    Harry Melling
    • Cadet Edgar Allan Poe
    Simon McBurney
    Simon McBurney
    • Captain Hitchcock
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Superintendent Thayer
    Toby Jones
    Toby Jones
    • Dr. Daniel Marquis
    Harry Lawtey
    Harry Lawtey
    • Cadet Artemus Marquis
    Fred Hechinger
    Fred Hechinger
    • Cadet Randolph Ballinger
    Joey Brooks
    Joey Brooks
    • Cadet Stoddard
    Charlotte Gainsbourg
    Charlotte Gainsbourg
    • Patsy
    Lucy Boynton
    Lucy Boynton
    • Lea Marquis
    Robert Duvall
    Robert Duvall
    • Jean Pepe
    Gillian Anderson
    Gillian Anderson
    • Mrs. Julia Marquis
    Steven Maier
    Steven Maier
    • Cadet Fry
    Brennan Keel Cook
    Brennan Keel Cook
    • Cadet Huntoon
    Orlagh Cassidy
    Orlagh Cassidy
    • Mrs. Fry
    Scott Anderson
    Scott Anderson
    • Benny
    Gideon Glick
    Gideon Glick
    • Cadet Horatio Cochrane
    Jack Irv
    Jack Irv
    • Cadet Hamilton
    • (as Jack Irving)
      • Scott Cooper
      • Scott Cooper(written for the screen by)
      • Louis Bayard(based on the book by)
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    • Trivia
      Movie title comes from the following: "One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture -- a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees -- very gradually -- I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye for ever." From Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843) [TJN - 01/06/2023]
    • Goofs
      West Point is on the western shore of the Hudson thus any scene showing the current would flow from left to right. When the hanging body is found the flow is from right to left.
    • Quotes

      Cadet Edgar Allan Poe: [walking through the snow-covered cemetery] To enjoy the Highlands in the full extent of their glory, it must seen immediately after the fall of the leaf.

      Lea Marquis: Why is that?

      Cadet Edgar Allan Poe: Vegetation does not improve, but rather obstructs God's originating design.

      Lea Marquis: A romantic... You do enjoy talking about God and death, don't you?

      Cadet Edgar Allan Poe: I do consider death to be one of poetry's most exalted themes.

    • Soundtracks
      Pleyel's Hymn
      Written by Ignace Pleyel (as Ignaz Joseph Pleyel)

      Performed by Peter Yarin

      Produced by Stewart Lerman

    User reviews322

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    8/10
    Eery and suspenseful. Solid acting performance by Christian Bale.
    Not an extraordinary detective, but a really solid one.

    The good; director Scott Cooper is a craftsman at building up suspense. In many scenes where seemingly nothing much happens, there is still that AIR OF EERY SUSPENSE. That feeling under my skin that something is about to happen, or that something is mysterious, that feeling permeates throughout this entire, mesmirizing story.

    More good: Christian Bale, Christian Bale, Christian Bale. One of my favorite actors and he has got the gift of method acting. He becomes the part. He is the part. And he is such a joy to watch him perform this role in such a way that it mesmirized from start till finish.

    Any bad? This movie starts out slow, but the tension and suspense build up until the very end. So have some patience and you will be rewarded by a solidly made detective.
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    • Jan 4, 2023

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    • Release date
      • January 6, 2023 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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      • Latin
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    • Filming locations
      • Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cross Creek Pictures
      • Grisbi Productions, Le
      • Streamline Global Group
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    • 2 hours 8 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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