Cape Fear (1991)

Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.

Movie · Drama, Crime, Thriller · 2h 8m · Rated 7.3/10 on TMDB · Released November 13, 1991

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.

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Cast

• Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden
• Robert De Niro as Max Cady
• Jessica Lange as Leigh Bowden
• Juliette Lewis as Danielle Bowden
• Joe Don Baker as Claude Kersek
• Robert Mitchum as Lieutenant Elgart
• Gregory Peck as Lee Heller
• Martin Balsam as Judge
• Illeana Douglas as Lori Davis
• Fred Thompson as Tom Broadbent
• Zully Montero as Graciella
• Craig Henne as Prisoner

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