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Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. 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. Edgar Allan Poe actually attended West Point for a while around , and had already seen the first of his poetry published. The pub owner is named Benny.

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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 all 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. Augustus Landor : I do believe that the Academy takes away the young man's will. Advances him with regulations and rules. Deprives him of reason. It makes him less human. Captain Hitchcock : Are you implying the Academy is to blame for these deaths? Augustus Landor : Someone connected to the Academy, yes. Hence he Academy itself. Captain Hitchcock : Well that's absurd. By your standard, every crime committed by a Christian will be a stain on Christ. Augustus Landor : And so it is.

This movie has a wonderful story. Movie is an okay gothic mystery Many of their scenes together especially the last one are standouts though the rest of the stellar cast are all good.

Sign In. The Pale Blue Eye Hide Spoilers. Not an extraordinary detective, but a really solid one. The good; director Scott Cooper is a craftsman at building up suspense.

One thing a movie watcher might not be looking for during the actual bleak midwinter is more bleak midwinter on the screen. The chilliness fits the story of course. At the Academy, a cadet, named Fry, is discovered not just dead—by hanging, it is first presumed—but with his heart cut out. The extremely spooked overseers of the school, fearful of scandal that might strike a death blow to the place, enlist a retired lawman to investigate. He likes to drink, has a sleeping partner in a warm-hearted tavern owner Charlotte Gainsbourg , and is prone to melancholy despite his dry wit. Removing the hearts of corpses—there will be another—is suggestive of quite a bit. And soon Landor is sniffing into matters of devil worship. This cadet is one Edgar Allan Poe , a sensitive outcast among militaristic braggarts and of course a future poet himself. This clan could give the Addamses a run for its money. And eventually sears.

The pale blue eye imdb

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 all 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. Augustus Landor : I do believe that the Academy takes away the young man's will. Advances him with regulations and rules. Deprives him of reason. It makes him less human.

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He quickly determines that they are in fact dealing with a murder. Overall I was surprised with this film and its effectiveness. Any bad? Cadet Huntoon Orlagh Cassidy Quotes Augustus Landor : I do believe that the Academy takes away the young man's will. Unable to get much information from the closed shop academy, he enlists the help of a solitary cadet, one Edgar Allan Poe. He is washing his hands in a creek. 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. We then see someone hanging from a tree. Bale one of the best actors working today is his usual terrific self but right alongside him is Mellling as Poe. Learn more. It is a period mystery that gives us the participation of a popular real writer as one of the key pieces within the pavilion of fictional characters. My Rating: 8 out of

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I was especially impressed with Orlagh Cassidy St. The Pale Blue Eye is a picture that was recently added to Netflix. Bale one of the best actors working today is his usual terrific self but right alongside him is Mellling as Poe. Craft Service Assistant Tome Cousin Except for Poe, I found it hard to tell the various cadets apart; they all looked stern and talked in haughty, stagey-sounding accents. The costumes felt very authentic and the cast did amazing job, especially Christian Bale as a detective and Harry Melling who has become one of my favorite actors as Edgar Allan Poe. Accounting Clerk Levi Hawkinson Bale did good , getting old with his skills but he delivers. The small cast of suspects keeps the narrative tension high, and the story takes an interesting turn when the central mystery is solved and the film delves into themes of loss and resolution. Simon McBurney Captain Hitchcock. Bale is convincing as the tough, canny detective haunted by the death of his wife and the disappearance of his daughter.