Movie·1991·2h 8m
Cape Fear
Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.
Directed By
Martin Scorsese
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Wesley Strick
Producer
Barbara De Fina, Kathleen Kennedy
Cinematography
Freddie Francis
Music
Bernard Herrmann
Editor
Thelma Schoonmaker
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
3,896 votes
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// cast
Cast
Robert De Niro
Max Cady
Nick Nolte
Sam Bowden
Jessica Lange
Leigh Bowden
Juliette Lewis
Danielle Bowden
Joe Don Baker
Claude Kersek
Robert Mitchum
Lieutenant Elgart
Gregory Peck
Lee Heller
Martin Balsam
Judge
Illeana Douglas
Lori Davis
Fred Thompson
Tom Broadbent
Zully Montero
Graciella
Craig Henne
Prisoner
Forest Burton
Prisoner
Edgar Allan Poe IV
Prisoner
Rod Ball
Prisoner
W. Paul Bodie
Prisoner
Joel Kolker
Corrections Officer
Antoni Corone
Corrections Officer
// crew
Crew
Freddie Francis
Director of Photography
Thelma Schoonmaker
Editor
Martin Scorsese
Director
Wesley Strick
Screenplay
Barbara De Fina
Producer
Kathleen Kennedy
Executive Producer
Frank Marshall
Executive Producer
Bernard Herrmann
Original Music Composer
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
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