Cape Fear
Now he had only one weapon left—murder!
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Release Date
4/12/1962Runtime
105 minsOverview
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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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$35,000,000Revenue
$103,000,000Homepage
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A chilling cat-and-mouse game where psychological torment cuts deeper than violence, as an ordinary man watches his sanctuary slowly corroded by a relentless predator operating in the shadows of the law. The suspense builds not from sudden shocks but from the inexorable knowledge that something terrible is coming.
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Heads up
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
Page Slattery
Deputy Kersek
Ward Ramsey
Officer Brown
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