The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye
Release poster
Directed byScott Cooper
Screenplay byScott Cooper
Based onThe Pale Blue Eye
by Louis Bayard
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMasanobu Takayanagi
Edited byDylan Tichenor
Music byHoward Shore
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • December 23, 2022 (2022-12-23) (United States)
  • January 6, 2023 (2023-01-06) (Netflix)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$72 million[1]

The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 American mystery thriller film written and directed by Scott Cooper,[2] adapted from the 2006 novel of the same name by Louis Bayard.[3] The film features an ensemble cast that includes Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Simon McBurney, Timothy Spall, and Robert Duvall. Its plot follows veteran detective Augustus Landor in 1830 West Point, New York, as he investigates a series of murders at the United States Military Academy with the aid of Edgar Allan Poe, a young military cadet.

The Pale Blue Eye was released in select cinemas on December 23, 2022, before its streaming release on January 6, 2023, by Netflix. The film received mixed reviews.

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  2. ^ Kroll, Justin (May 18, 2023). "Paramount's 'Gladiator' Sequel Rounds Out Cast With 'Moon Knight' Breakout May Calamawy & Others; 'White Lotus' Actor Fred Hechinger In Talks For Emperor Geta Role; Barry Keoghan Exits". Deadline. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Zee, Michaela (December 7, 2022). "'The Pale Blue Eye' Trailer: Christian Bale Teams With Edgar Allan Poe to Investigate a Grisly Murder in Netflix Thriller". Variety. Retrieved December 21, 2022.