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.
Christian Bale
as Augustus Landor
Harry Melling
as Edgar Allan Poe
Lucy Boynton
as Lea Marquis
Toby Jones
as Dr. Daniel Marquis
Simon McBurney
as Captain Hitchcock
Timothy Spall
as Superintendent Thayer
Robert Duvall
as Jean-Pepe
Harry Lawtey
as Artemus Marquis
Gillian Anderson
as Julia Marquis
Charlotte Gainsbourg
as Patsy
Hadley Robinson
as Mattie
Fred Hechinger
as Cadet Randolph Ballinger
