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Cape Fear

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.

1991 |2h 8m |  Thriller, Crime

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Cast

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Robert De Niro

Max Cady

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Nick Nolte

Sam Bowden

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Jessica Lange

Leigh Bowden

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Juliette Lewis

Danielle Bowden

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Joe Don Baker

Claude Kersek

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Robert Mitchum

Lieutenant Elgart

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Gregory Peck

Lee Heller

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Martin Balsam

Judge

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Illeana Douglas

Lori Davis

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Fred Thompson

Tom Broadbent

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Zully Montero

Graciella

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Rod Ball

Prisoner

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Antoni Corone

Corrections Officer

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Parris Buckner

Racquetball Colleague

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Jody Wilson

Parade Watcher

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C.C. Costigan

Waitress

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Domenica Cameron-Scorsese

Danny's Girlfriend

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Linda Perri

Ticket Agent

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Catherine Scorsese

Fruit Stand Customer

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Charles Scorsese

Fruit Stand Customer

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Esther Rolle

Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$35,000,000.00

Revenue

$182,300,000.00