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Synopsis
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