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poster movie Cape Fear

Cape Fear (1991)

R

1991-11-13

  • Drama
  • Crime
  • Thriller

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.

  • Wesley StrickScreenplay
  • John D. MacDonaldNovel
  • James R. WebbOriginal Film Writer
  • Martin ScorseseDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleCape Fear

Budget$35,000,000.00

Revenue$182,300,000.00

Casts

  • Profile Robert De Niro with character Max Cady

    Robert De Niro

    Max Cady

  • Profile Nick Nolte with character Sam Bowden

    Nick Nolte

    Sam Bowden

  • Profile Jessica Lange with character Leigh Bowden

    Jessica Lange

    Leigh Bowden

  • Profile Juliette Lewis with character Danielle Bowden

    Juliette Lewis

    Danielle Bowden

  • Profile Joe Don Baker with character Claude Kersek

    Joe Don Baker

    Claude Kersek

  • Profile Robert Mitchum with character Lieutenant Elgart

    Robert Mitchum

    Lieutenant Elgart

  • Profile Gregory Peck with character Lee Heller

    Gregory Peck

    Lee Heller

  • Profile Martin Balsam with character Judge

    Martin Balsam

    Judge

  • Profile Illeana Douglas with character Lori Davis

    Illeana Douglas

    Lori Davis

  • Profile Fred Thompson with character Tom Broadbent

    Fred Thompson

    Tom Broadbent

  • Profile Zully Montero with character Graciella

    Zully Montero

    Graciella

  • Craig Henne

    Prisoner

  • Forest Burton

    Prisoner

  • Edgar Allan Poe IV

    Prisoner

  • Profile Rod Ball with character Prisoner

    Rod Ball

    Prisoner

  • W. Paul Bodie

    Prisoner

  • Joel Kolker

    Corrections Officer

  • Profile Antoni Corone with character Corrections Officer

    Antoni Corone

    Corrections Officer

  • Tamara Jones

    Ice Cream Cashier

  • Roger Pretto

    Racquetball Colleague

  • Profile Parris Buckner with character Racquetball Colleague

    Parris Buckner

    Racquetball Colleague

  • Margot Moreland

    Secretary

  • Will Knickerbocker

    Detective

  • Robert L. Gerlach

    Arresting Officer

  • Bruce E. Holdstein

    Arresting Officer

  • Richard Wasserman

    Parade Watcher

  • Paul Nagle Jr.

    Parade Watcher

  • Paul Froehler

    Parade Watcher

  • Mary Ellen O'Brien

    Parade Watcher

  • Profile Jody Wilson with character Parade Watcher

    Jody Wilson

    Parade Watcher

  • Profile C.C. Costigan with character Waitress

    C.C. Costigan

    Waitress

  • Profile Domenica Cameron-Scorsese with character Danny's Girlfriend

    Domenica Cameron-Scorsese

    Danny's Girlfriend

  • Gar Stephen

    Big Man #1

  • Profile Billy D. Lucas with character Big Man #2

    Billy D. Lucas

    Big Man #2

  • Ken Collins

    Big Man #3

  • Profile Linda Perri with character Ticket Agent

    Linda Perri

    Ticket Agent

  • Libby Moyer

    Ticket Agent

  • Profile Catherine Scorsese with character Fruit Stand Customer

    Catherine Scorsese

    Fruit Stand Customer

  • Profile Charles Scorsese with character Fruit Stand Customer

    Charles Scorsese

    Fruit Stand Customer

  • Jackie Davis

    Jimmy the Dockmaster

  • George Grafas

    Bar Patron (uncredited)

  • Ken Waters

    Bar Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Esther Rolle with character Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)

    Esther Rolle

    Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)