Netflix first The Crimes of the Academy, a crime film based on the 2003 novel by writer Louis Bayard. He as one of the protagonists Harry Mellingwho also played Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter saga.
On this occasion, the actor stopped being a wizard’s cousin to become the character of Edgard Allan Poe in an adventure in which he is accompanied by his colleagues Christian Bale and Gillian Anderson.
The new production directed by Scott Cooper tells a labyrinth of suspense, a story of murder, conspiracies and threats, set in 19th century New York.
Synopsis for I delitti dell’Accademia
“A retired detective recruits a cunning cadet named Edgar Allan Poe to solve a grisly murder at the United States Military Academy,” describes Netflix.
Set in the 1830s, the film is set during Poe’s time as a student at West Point Military Academy and the institution plunges into scandal after the body of Cadet Leroy Fry (Matt Heim) appears hanging from a tree with the chest cut.
The attack leads authorities to call in former NYPD officer Augustus Landor (Christian Bale) to investigate the case in hopes of catching the killer before new crimes emerge.
Trailer of The Crimes of the Academy
Duration
The Crimes of the AcademySuitable for over 16 years old, has an extension of two hours and 10 minutesand is available on Netflix.
Distribution
- Augustus Landor: Christian Bale
- Cadet Edgar Allan Poe: Harry Melling
- Mrs. Julia Marchese: Gillian Anderson
- Lea Marchese as Lucy Boynton
- Captain Hitchcock: Simon McBurney
- Superintendent Thayer: Timothy Spall
- Dr. Daniel Marchese: Toby Jones
- Cadet Artemus Marquis: Harry Lawtey
- Cadet Randolph Ballinger: Fred Hechinger
- Cadet Stoddard: Joey Brooks
- Patsy: Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Jean PepeRobert Duvall
- Cadet Fry: Steven Maier
Source: Clarin
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