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Cape Fear

  • 7.7 /10

  • 613

  • 88%

Plot

Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.

Cast

Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden
Gregory Peck

as Sam Bowden

Robert Mitchum as Max Cady
Robert Mitchum

as Max Cady

Polly Bergen as Peggy Bowden
Polly Bergen

as Peggy Bowden

Martin Balsam as Police Chief Mark Dutton
Martin Balsam

as Police Chief Mark Dutton

Lori Martin as Nancy Bowden
Lori Martin

as Nancy Bowden

Jack Kruschen as Attorney Dave Grafton
Jack Kruschen

as Attorney Dave Grafton

Telly Savalas as Private Detective Charles Sievers
Telly Savalas

as Private Detective Charles Sievers

Barrie Chase as Diane Taylor
Barrie Chase

as Diane Taylor

Paul Comi as Garner
Paul Comi

as Garner

John McKee as Officer Marconi
John McKee

as Officer Marconi

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • April 12, 1962

Production Companies

  • Melville-Talbot Productions

  • Universal Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $35,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $103,000,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.75 hrs

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Reviews

Max Cady isn't a man who makes idle threats. Max Cady is fresh out of prison and down in Florida looking for someone in particular. That person is lawyer Sam Bowden, the man who Cady holds responsible for his years of incarceration. Once Bowden realises that Cady is out for revenge, and that his family are in serious danger, he turns to the police for help, but unable to get help from them, he…

**A good thriller with a lot of suspense and tension, which deserved to be reviewed and re-fished for new audiences.** There are films that are unfairly forgotten after the release of their respective contemporary remakes, and I have no doubt that this one can be included in that list. It was a film produced and starred by Gregory Peck, one of the movie stars of the 60s, and it has a great cas…