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Cape Fear is a 1962 American psychological thriller film noir directed by J. Lee Thompson, from a screenplay by James R. Webb, adapting the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald.
Cape Fear: Directed by J. Lee Thompson. With Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen, Lori Martin. A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.
Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum star in Hollywood's classic tale of revenge and murder. Robert Mitchum is unforgettable as Max Cady, an ex-con determined to ...
Cape Fear | Rotten Tomatoes. Released Apr 12, 1962 1h 45m Mystery & Thriller. List. After an eight-year prison sentence for rape, Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) targets Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck),...
Cape Fear, American thriller film, released in 1962, that was a suspenseful tale of revenge, especially noted for Robert Mitchum’s chilling performance. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)
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.
Cape Fear (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Constant Attention Police chief Dutton (Martin Balsam) informs lawyer Bowden (Gregory Peck) that his stalker Cady (Robert Mitchum) has arrived with an attorney (Jack Kruschen), leading to a tense meeting, in J. Lee Thompson's original Cape Fear, 1962.
Overview. 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. J. Lee Thompson. Director. John D. MacDonald. Novel. James R. Webb. Screenplay. Written by on September 21, 2019.
This 1962 thriller is better than the Scorsese remake—above all for Robert Mitchum's chilling performance as a vengeful ex-con and an overall brute force in the crude story line—though it's arguably still some distance from deserving its reputation as a classic.
Cape Fear (1962) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
