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Cape Fear
Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.
( Crime / Drama / Thriller )


Cape Fear Poster

MPAA Rating:
R
[language]

US Runtime: 128 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Nov 13, 1991   [USA]
 
Director: Martin Scorsese
 
Writer: Wesley Strick   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Barbara De Fina   [Producer]
Kathleen Kennedy   [Executive Producer]
Frank Marshall   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: Freddie Francis
 
Edited by: Thelma Schoonmaker
 
Music Composed by Elmer Bernstein
Bernard Herrmann
 
Production Design: Henry Bumstead
 
Costume Design: Rita Ryack
 
Casting by Ellen Lewis
 
Production Companys: Amblin Entertainment   (US)
Cappa Productions   (US)
Tribeca Productions   (US)
Universal Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Robert De Niro
Max Cady
Nick Nolte
Sam Bowden
Jessica Lange
Leigh Bowden
Juliette Lewis
Danielle Bowden
Joe Don Baker
Claude Kersek
Robert Mitchum
Lieutenant Elgart
Gregory Peck
Lee Heller
Martin Balsam
Judge
Illeana Douglas
Lori Davis
Fred Thompson
Tom Broadbent
 
Zully Montero
Graciella
Craig Henne
Prisoner
Forest Burton
Prisoner
Edgar Allan Poe IV
Prisoner
Rod Ball
Prisoner
W. Paul Bodie
Prisoner
Joel Kolker
Corrections Officer
Antoni Corone
Corrections Officer
Tamara Jones
Ice Cream Cashier
Roger Pretto
Racquetball Colleague
 
 

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Special Effects Department:

Illusion Arts
matte paintings and special optical effects
The Effects House Co.
 
The Magic Camera Company
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$35,000,000
Revenue:
$182,300,000
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
the double-d symbol Dolby SR

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