For the novel, see The Pale Blue Eye (novel). For the Velvet Underground song, see Pale Blue Eyes.br The Pale Blue Eyebr The Pale Blue Eye poster.jpgbr Release posterbr Directed by Scott Cooperbr Screenplay by Scott Cooperbr Based on The Pale Blue Eyebr by Louis Bayardbr Produced by br br Scott Cooperbr Christian Balebr John Lesherbr Tyler Thompsonbr br Starring br br Christian Balebr Harry Mellingbr Gillian Andersonbr Lucy Boyntonbr Robert Duvallbr br Cinematography Masanobu Takayanagibr Edited by Dylan Tichenorbr Music by Howard Shorebr Productionbr companiesbr br br Cross Creek Picturesbr Streamline Global Groupbr Le Grisbi Productionsbr br Distributed by Netflixbr Release datesbr br br December 23, 2022 (United States)br January 6, 2023 (Netflix)br br Running timebr 128 minutesbr Country United Statesbr Language Englishbr br The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 American mystery thriller film written and directed by Scott Cooper, adapted from the 2003 novel of the same name by Louis Bayard.[1] 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.br br The Pale Blue Eye was released in select cinemas on December 23, 2022, before its streaming release on January 6, 2023 by Netflix.