Cape Fear

1962 106 min ★ 7.5 Thriller, Drama, Crime

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.

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Cast

Gregory Peck

Sam Bowden

Robert Mitchum

Max Cady

Polly Bergen

Peggy Bowden

Martin Balsam

Police Chief Mark Dutton

Lori Martin

Nancy Bowden

Jack Kruschen

Attorney Dave Grafton

Telly Savalas

Private Detective Charles Sievers

Barrie Chase

Diane Taylor

Paul Comi

Garner

John McKee

Officer Marconi

Details

Director

J. Lee Thompson

Screenplay

James R. Webb

Tagline

"Now he had only one weapon left—murder!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$103,000,000

Production

Melville-Talbot Productions, Universal Pictures

Reviews

J

John Chard

September 21, 2019

★ 9/10

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 ...

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Filipe Manuel Neto

June 22, 2022

★ 7/10

**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 cast...