J. Lee ThompsonDirector
Gregory PeckSam Bowden
Robert MitchumMax Cady
Polly BergenPeggy Bowden
Martin BalsamPolice Chief Mark Dutton
Lori MartinNancy Bowden
Jack KruschenAttorney Dave Grafton
Telly SavalasPrivate Detective Charles Sievers
Barrie ChaseDiane Taylor
Paul ComiGarner
John McKeeOfficer Marconi
Page SlatteryDeputy Kersek
Ward RamseyOfficer Brown
Cape Fear
- thriller
- drama
- crime
12 Apr 1962
7.5
5
1h 46min
Now he had only one weapon left—murder!
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.
