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Cape Fear (1962)

PG 04/12/1962 Thriller, Drama 1h 45m
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User
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7.7/10
88%
76/100

Now he had only one weapon left—murder!

Overview

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.

J. Lee Thompson

Director

James R. Webb

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Sam Bowden

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Max Cady

Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

Peggy Bowden

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Police Chief Mark Dutton

Lori Martin

Lori Martin

Nancy Bowden

Jack Kruschen

Jack Kruschen

Attorney Dave Grafton

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Private Detective Charles Sievers

Barrie Chase

Barrie Chase

Diane Taylor

Paul Comi

Paul Comi

Garner

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Media

Cape Fear (1962) Official Trailer Gregory Peck Movie HD

Cape Fear (1962) Official Trailer Gregory Peck Movie HD

Rod Lurie on CAPE FEAR

Rod Lurie on CAPE FEAR

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on September 21, 2019

Max Cady isn't a man who makes idle threats.

Max Cady is fresh out of prison and down in Florida looking for someone in particular. That person is lawyer Sam Bowden, the man who Cady holds responsible for his years of incarceration. Once Bowden realises that Cady is out for revenge, and that his family are in serious danger, he turns to the police for help, but unable to get help from them, he goes outside of the law, and all parties are heading for the foreboding place known as Cape Fear.

Brilliant villainy, unnerving story and suspense pouring from every frame, Cape Fear is an abject lesson in how to produce a quality thriller that's borderline horror. Based on a novel called "The Executioners" written by John D. MacDonald, the piece is bolstered by some perfect casting decisions ...

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A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written on June 22, 2022

**A good thriller with a lot of suspense and tension, which deserved to be reviewed and re-fished for new audiences.**

There are films that are unfairly forgotten after the release of their respective contemporary remakes, and I have no doubt that this one can be included in that list. It was a film produced and starred by Gregory Peck, one of the movie stars of the 60s, and it has a great cast and a good script, with elements that remind us a little of the aesthetics of “noir” or some Hitchcock films. Unfortunately, most people have only seen the 1991 remake, which we'll talk about in due course. Perhaps this is, partly, due to the film's huge financial failure, which would dictate the end of Peck's production company.

The script is very good and is based on a novel called “Th...

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