Film

Cape Fear

1962 · 1h 46m · Thriller · Drama · Crime

Now he had only one weapon left—murder!

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

89%

Metacritic

76

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.

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

Edward Platt

Judge

Will Wright

Dr. Pearsall

Joan Staley

Waitress

Norma Yost

Ticket Clerk

• J. Lee ThompsonDirector
• James R. WebbScreenplay
• John D. MacDonaldNovel
• Sy BartlettProducer
• Sam LeavittDirector of Photography
• Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer
• George TomasiniEditor

Cape Fear (1962) Official Trailer Gregory Peck Movie HD

Release date

April 12, 1962

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$103,000,000

Genres

Thriller, Drama, Crime

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