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Cape Fear
Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
PG
1962
1h 46m
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7.7
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7.5
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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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Cast of Cape Fear
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
Mack Williams
Dr. Lowney
Tom Newman
Lt. Gervasi
Alan Reynolds
Vernon
Herb Armstrong
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Cape Fear Ratings & Reviews
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
Which Robert, Mitchum or De Niro? De Niro may have walked away with an Oscar nomination for his take on Max Cady, but nobody in his right mind would think he was superior to Mitchum's time spent in the role.
Rob's Movie Vault
Rob Gonsalves
A sturdy, frightening thriller, with Robert Mitchum in a powerhouse turn.
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Janet Graves
[Mitchum] makes the nice folks look weak and unconvincing. But then the story as a whole isn't realistic -- though it goes into unnecessary and distasteful detail.
Gone With The Twins
Mike Massie
The film gets all the beats right; the situations alternate between nerve-wracking and infuriating and horrifying, all while the pacing stays precise.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
It's clear virtually from the get-go that Cape Fear's success is due almost entirely to Mitchum's absolutely spellbinding turn as the vile antagonist...
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Its politics are abhorrent to me, but my god, it's such a slick, well-crafted thriller ... that I can't hate it
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Unpleasant but suspenseful film noir.
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
A cold-blooded, calculated build-up of sadistic menace and shivering dread is accomplished with frightening adroitness in J. Lee Thompson's melodrama Cape Fear.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
Keep-you-up-all-night terrifying!
Juicy Cerebellum
Alex Sandell
The remake with De Niro had the most to fear from this superior little thriller!
Matinee Magazine
Chuck Rudolph
A classic revenge thriller.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
works best as a twisted nail-biter, punctuated brilliantly with an apocalyptic score by Bernard Herrmann
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