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Cape Fear

1991 • 2h8m Drama, Crime, Thriller

Rating

7.3/10

Popularity

3

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.

Details

Director

Martin Scorsese

Screenplay

Wesley Strick

Cast

Robert De Niro

Nick Nolte

Jessica Lange

Release date

11/13/1991

Status

Released

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$182,300,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

3691