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Cape Fear
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7.5Sam 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.
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden
- Robert Mitchum as Max Cady
- Polly Bergen as Peggy Bowden
- Martin Balsam as Police Chief Mark Dutton
- Lori Martin as Nancy Bowden
- Jack Kruschen as Attorney Dave Grafton
Themes
- small town
- psychopath
- poison
- ex-detainee
- boat
- film noir
- lawyer
- psychological thriller
- killing a dog
- listening to the radio
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Key facts
- Directed by
- J. Lee Thompson
- Screenplay by
- James R. Webb
- Based on
- The Executioners , by John D. MacDonald
- Produced by
- Sy Bartlett
- Starring
- Gregory Peck Robert Mitchum Polly Bergen Lori Martin Martin Balsam Jack Kruschen Telly Savalas Barrie Chase
- Cinematography
- Sam Leavitt
- Edited by
- George Tomasini
- Music by
- Bernard Herrmann
- Production companies
- Melville Productions , Talbot Productions
- Distributed by
- Universal-International
- Release date
- June 15, 1962 ( 1962-06-15 )
- Running time
- 106 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Box office
- $1.8 million (US/Canada)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Executioners
- Main subject
- revenge
- Director
- J. Lee Thompson
- Screenwriter
- John D. MacDonald
- Cast member
- Jack Kruschen
- Composer
- Bernard Herrmann
- Producer
- Sy Bartlett
- Cinematographer
- Sam Leavitt
- Narrative location
- North Carolina
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 942538
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1962-04-12
- film editor
- George Tomasini
- title
- Cape Fear
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Robert F. Boyle
- after a work by
- John D. MacDonald
- costume designer
- Mary Wills
- derivative work
- Cape Fear
- review score
- 76/100
- Commons category
- Cape Fear (1962 film)
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Encyclopedic overview
Cape Fear is a 1962 American southern gothic psychological thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson, from a screenplay by James R. Webb, adapting the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald. It stars Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden, an attorney and family man who is stalked by a violent psychopath and ex-con named Max Cady (played by Robert Mitchum), who is bent on revenge for Bowden's role in his conviction eight years prior. The film co-stars Polly Bergen and features Lori Martin, Martin Balsam, Jack Kruschen, Telly Savalas, and Barrie Chase in supporting roles.
Produced by Peck's company Melville Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film includes several key cast and crew who had previously worked with director Alfred Hitchcock, including editor George Tomasini and composer Bernard Herrmann. J. Lee Thompson's direction was also strongly influenced by Hitchcock.
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