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Cape Fear

Not Rated
DramaCrimeThriller
7.3/10(3,433 ratings)

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.

11-13-1991
2h 8m
Cape Fear
Backdrop for Cape Fear

Main Cast

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Max Cady

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Sam Bowden

Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

Leigh Bowden

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Danielle Bowden

Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Claude Kersek

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Lieutenant Elgart

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Lee Heller

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Martin Scorsese
Production:
Amblin Entertainment, Cappa Productions, Tribeca Productions, Universal Pictures
Revenue:
$182,300,000
Budget:
$35,000,000

Key Crew

Director of Photography:
Freddie Francis
Editor:
Thelma Schoonmaker
Casting:
Ellen Lewis
Screenplay:
Wesley Strick
Producer:
Barbara De Fina

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en