Cape Fear

1991, Mystery & thriller, 2h 8m

52 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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Smart and stylish, Cape Fear is a gleefully mainstream shocker from Martin Scorsese, with a terrifying Robert De Niro peformance. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

When attorney Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) knowingly withholds evidence that would acquit violent sex offender Max Cady (Robert De Niro) of rape charges, Max spends 14 years in prison. But after Max's release, knowing about Sam's deceit, he devotes his life to stalking and destroying the Bowden family. When practical attempts to stop Max fail, Sam realizes that he must act outside the law to protect his wife and daughter in Martin Scorsese's remake of the classic 1962 thriller.

Cast & Crew

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 Dalton Thompson
Tom Broadbent
Zully Montero
Montero
Martin Scorsese
Director
John D. MacDonald
Writer
James R. Webb
Screenwriter
Wesley Strick
Screenwriter
Kathleen Kennedy
Executive Producer
Frank Marshall
Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg
Executive Producer
Robert De Niro
Producer
Barbara De Fina
Producer
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music
Fred Francis
Cinematographer
Thelma Schoonmaker
Film Editor
Ellen Lewis
Casting
Henry Bumstead
Production Design
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
Art Direction
Alan Hicks
Set Decoration
Rita Ryack
Costume Designer
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