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
Toby Jones
Dr. Daniel Marquis
Simon McBurney
Captain Hitchcock
Timothy Spall
Superintendent Thayer
Harry Lawtey
Artemus Marquis
Gillian Anderson
Julia Marquis
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Patsy
Fred Hechinger
Cadet Randolph Ballinger
Joseph Brooks
Cadet Stoddard
Brennan Keel Cook
Cadet Huntoon
Gideon Glick
Cadet Horatio Cochrane
Matt Helm
Cadet Llewllyn Lee
Mathias Goldstein
Lieutenant Locke
Charlie Tahan
Cadet Loughborough
Bill Cwikowski
Reverend Zantzinger
Nicholas Bellavia
Lieutenant Robert
John Fetterman
Bearded Man