The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 American period mystery gothic thriller film directed by Scott Cooper, based on the novel by Louis Bayard. Set in 1830 at West Point Military Academy, the plot follows a retired detective, Augustus Landor, who investigates the gruesome murder of a cadet whose heart was cut out. Assisting Landor in this enigmatic case is a young cadet named Edgar Allan Poe, known for his peculiar temperament and incisive intellect.