
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.

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
Pattern Recognition
Pattern Recognition

Come, Sweet Death
Come, Sweet Death

Cujo
Cujo

Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue

Marathon Man
Marathon Man

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera

Die Musterknaben 2
Die Musterknaben 2

The Philadelphia Experiment
The Philadelphia Experiment

The Medallion
The Medallion

Reklaw
Reklaw

Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin