Overview

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.

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