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Cape Fear ()

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A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.
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Sam Bowden
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Max Cady
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Peggy Bowden
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Nancy Bowden
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Police Chief Mark Dutton
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Attorney Dave Grafton
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Private Detective Charles Sievers
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Diane Taylor
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Garner
John McKee ...
Officer Marconi
Page Slattery ...
Deputy Kersek
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Officer Brown
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Judge
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Dr. Pearsall
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Waitress at Bowling Alley
Norma Yost ...
Ticket Clerk
Mack Williams ...
Dr. Lowney
Tom Newman ...
Lt. Gervasi (as Thomas Newman)
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Vernon
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Waiter
Bunny Rhea ...
Pianist
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Betty (as Carol Sydes)
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Young Blade
Allan Ray ...
Young Blade
Paul Levitt ...
Police Operator
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Defendant (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
Jack Elkins ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Bowling Alley Patron (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
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Attorney (uncredited)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
Joseph Jenkins ...
Janitor (uncredited)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava ...
Bartender (uncredited)
Marion Landers ...
Cross (uncredited)
Clyde McLeod ...
Juror (uncredited)
Bob Noble ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
John Rice ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Richardson ...
Deputy (uncredited)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
Josephine Smith ...
Librarian (uncredited)
Hal Taggart ...
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Glen Walters ...
Juror (uncredited)

Directed by

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J. Lee Thompson

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John D. MacDonald ... (novel "The Executioners")
 
James R. Webb ... (screenplay)

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Sy Bartlett ... producer

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Bernard Herrmann

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Sam Leavitt ... director of photography (as Samuel Leavitt)

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George Tomasini

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Greg Rodin ... 4K Digital Restoration: Universal Pictures

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Robert F. Boyle ... (as Robert Boyle)
Alexander Golitzen

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Oliver Emert

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Mary Wills

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Virginia Darcy ... hair stylist (as Virginia D'Arcy)
Frank Prehoda ... makeup artist
Thomas Tuttle ... makeup artist

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Ernest B. Wehmeyer ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ray Gosnell Jr. ... assistant director

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Corson Jowett ... sound
Waldon O. Watson ... sound

Stunts

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John McKee ... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson ... stunt double Gregory Peck (uncredited)
George Robotham ... stunt double Robert Mitchum (uncredited)

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Léo L. Fuchs ... still photographer (uncredited)
Robert Willoughby ... special still photographer (uncredited)

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Robert Bain ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Bernard Herrmann ... conductor (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Having nothing but time on his hands, brutal, irredeemable criminal Max Cady re-enters the life of strait-laced lawyer and family man Sam Bowden after serving a life-changing eight-year stint in jail for assault. Now, nothing can prevent Max from getting what he wants, and driven by the unquenchable desire to get even, the sadist with the chilling smirk sets a sinister cat-and-mouse game in motion. In the following days, as Cady takes pleasure in pushing Bowden's buttons in a relentless campaign of psychological warfare, the psychotic ex-con will have Bowden and his family peering over their shoulders, hell-bent on destroying the district attorney who sent him to prison. Can Sam protect what he holds dear? Will the nightmare in Cape Fear ever end? Written by Nick Riganas

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Taglines Now, he had only one weapon left - Murder!...To prevent an even more shocking crime! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Executioners (United States)
  • Les nerfs à vif (France)
  • Le cap de la terreur (France)
  • Ein Köder für die Bestie (Germany)
  • El cabo del terror (Spain)
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  • 106 min
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Budget $3,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Gregory Peck later said regarding Robert Mitchum, "I had given him the role and had paid him a terrific amount of money. It was obvious he had the better role. I thought he would understand that, but he apparently thought he acted me off the screen. I didn't think highly of him for that." See more »
Goofs After Sam and Max have a drink together, Sam gets up to leave. While he is putting money on the table, Max is smoking his cigar but as Sam leaves, Max's cigar has disappeared. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001). See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Max Cady: [Bowden has shot Cady and is holding the gun on him] Go ahead. I just don't give a damn.
Sam Bowden: No. No! That would be letting you off too easy, too fast. Your words - do you remember? Well I do. No, we're gonna take good care of you. We're gonna nurse you back to health. And you're strong, Cady. You're gonna live a long life... in a cage! That's where you belong and that's where you're going. And this time for life! Bang your head against the walls. Count the years - the months - the hours... until the day you rot!
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