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Cape Fear
Cape Fear
  1. Movies
  2. Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991
2h 8m
Drama
Crime
Thriller

Status

Released

Release

1991

Runtime

2h 8m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

2
AMC+ Amazon Channel
Philo

Rent

5
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home

Buy

5
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home

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Storyline

"Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them."

Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 8m
Nov 13, 1991
Digital Release
Aug 5, 2017
Languages
English
Director
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Production
Amblin Entertainment
Amblin Entertainment
Cappa Productions
Cappa Productions
Tribeca Productions
Tribeca Productions
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

43 Cast Members

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Max Cady

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Sam Bowden

Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

Leigh Bowden

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Danielle Bowden

Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Claude Kersek

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Lieutenant Elgart

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Lee Heller

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Judge

Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas

Lori Davis

Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson

Tom Broadbent

Zully Montero

Zully Montero

Graciella

Craig Henne

Prisoner

Forest Burton

Prisoner

Edgar Allan Poe IV

Prisoner

Rod Ball

Rod Ball

Prisoner

W. Paul Bodie

Prisoner

Joel Kolker

Corrections Officer

Antoni Corone

Antoni Corone

Corrections Officer

Tamara Jones

Ice Cream Cashier

Roger Pretto

Racquetball Colleague

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