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Release Date
• USA: Nov 13, 1991
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 18, 2001
• R2: 31 Mar 2003
Budget $35,000,000
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong violence, and for language.
Running Time
2 hours, 8 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Amblin Entertainment, Cappa Films, Tribeca Productions, Universal Pictures
Studio Amblin Entertainment, Cappa Productions, Tribeca, Universal
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Other Titles
• Cape Fear (1991)
• Kap der Angst (1992)
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Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Horror, Suspense, Revenge, Psychodrama, Disturbing, Psychos, Law, Infidelity, Drugs, Murder, Terrorism
Tagline: There is nothing in the dark that isn't there in the light. Except fear.
Plot: Martin Scorsese’s remake of J. Lee Thompson’s 1962 film is a stylish, taut thriller. Public defender Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) served as the attorney for brutal rapist Max Cady (Robert De Niro) at his arraignment. Shocked by the violence of Cady's crime, Sam duplicitously withheld information regarding the sexually promiscuous activities of Cady's rape victim--information that might have won Max's acquittal. After serving a hellish 14-year sentence in a barbaric state penitentiary, the once-illiterate Cady, who has taught himself to read and studied up on the law during his incarceration, seeks vengeance against the prosperous small-town lawyer. Max makes good on his satanic threats to terrorize Sam, stalking the vulnerable family, poisoning their dog, brutally assaulting Sam's close friend, and sexually harassing Sam's daughter, Danielle (Juliette Lewis). To rid themselves of this raging force of retribution, Sam, Leigh, and Danielle join together against Max in a final struggle for their very existence. Scorsese pays debts to Thompson’s earlier version by using Bernard Herrmann’s original score, as well as casting Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, and Martin Balsam in supporting roles. Lewis delivers a stirring performance that earned her a well-deserved Oscar nomination, as did De
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