Cape Fear (1991)

  • R
  • 10/06/1991 (US)
  • Thriller, Crime
  • 2h 8m

Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.

Overview

Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

Martin Scorsese

Director

Wesley Strick

Screenplay

John D. MacDonald

Novel

Cast

Robert De Niro's headshot

Robert De Niro

Max Cady
Nick Nolte's headshot

Nick Nolte

Sam Bowden
Jessica Lange's headshot

Jessica Lange

Leigh Bowden
Juliette Lewis's headshot

Juliette Lewis

Danielle Bowden
Joe Don Baker's headshot

Joe Don Baker

Claude Kersek
Robert Mitchum's headshot

Robert Mitchum

Lieutenant Elgart
Gregory Peck's headshot

Gregory Peck

Lee Heller
Martin Balsam's headshot

Martin Balsam

Judge

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