

West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.
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Cast

Christian Bale
Augustus Landor

Harry Melling
Edgar Allan Poe

Lucy Boynton
Lea Marquis

Toby Jones
Dr. Daniel Marquis

Simon McBurney
Captain Hitchcock

Timothy Spall
Superintendent Thayer

Robert Duvall
Jean-Pepe

Harry Lawtey
Artemus Marquis

Gillian Anderson
Julia Marquis

Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patsy

Hadley Robinson
Mattie

Fred Hechinger
Cadet Randolph Ballinger
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