For the novel, see The Pale Blue Eye (novel). For the Velvet Underground song, see Pale Blue Eyes.
The Pale Blue Eye
Release poster
Directed by
Scott Cooper
Screenplay by
Scott Cooper
Based on
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard
Produced by
Scott Cooper
Christian Bale
John Lesher
Tyler Thompson
Starring
Christian Bale
Harry Melling
Gillian Anderson
Lucy Boynton
Robert Duvall
Cinematography
Masanobu Takayanagi
Edited by
Dylan Tichenor
Music by
Howard Shore
Production companies
Cross Creek Pictures
Streamline Global Group
Le Grisbi Productions
Distributed by
Netflix
Release dates
December 23, 2022 (2022-12-23) (United States)
January 6, 2023 (2023-01-06) (Netflix)
Running time
130 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
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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^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.
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