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Cape Fear 1991 Directed by Martin Scorsese

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $35,000,000
Revenue $182,300,000
Release Date 13 November 1991
128 mins
Cast
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
Illeana Douglas Lori Davis
Fred Thompson Tom Broadbent
Zully Montero Graciella
Craig Henne Prisoner
Forest Burton 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
Parris Buckner Racquetball Colleague
Margot Moreland Secretary
Robert L. Gerlach Arresting Officer
Bruce E. Holdstein Arresting Officer
Richard Wasserman Parade Watcher
Paul Nagle Jr. Parade Watcher
Paul Froehler Parade Watcher
Mary Ellen O'Brien Parade Watcher
Jody Wilson Parade Watcher
C.C. Costigan Waitress
Domenica Cameron-Scorsese Danny's Girlfriend
Gar Stephen Big Man #1
Billy D. Lucas Big Man #2
Ken Collins Big Man #3
Linda Perri Ticket Agent
Libby Moyer Ticket Agent
Catherine Scorsese Fruit Stand Customer
Charles Scorsese Fruit Stand Customer
Jackie Davis Jimmy the Dockmaster
George Grafas Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ken Waters Bar Patron (uncredited)
Esther Rolle Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)