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Cape Fear is a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a remake of the 1962 film of the same name, which was based on the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald. The film stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Joe Don Baker, and Juliette Lewis.
Nov 15, 1991 · Robert De Niro stars as a vengeful rapist who stalks the lawyer (Nick Nolte) who defended him in court. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Martin Scorsese film.
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- Crime, Thriller
- Martin Scorsese
- 1991-11-15
Cape Fear is a 1962 American psychological thriller film noir directed by J. Lee Thompson, from a screenplay by James R. Webb, adapting the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald.
Nov 13, 1991 · Scorsese updates the 1962 thriller with Robert De Niro as a vengeful rapist and Nick Nolte as a flawed lawyer. Ebert praises the film's style and themes, but questions its impersonality and budget.
A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic neo noir film.
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- Drama, Thriller
- J. Lee Thompson
- 1962-06-15
Fourteen years after being imprisoned, vicious psychopath Max Cady (Robert De Niro) emerges with a single-minded mission: to seek revenge on his attorney Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte).
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A rapist released from prison seeks revenge on the lawyer who defended him fourteen years ago. The lawyer and his family are terrorized by the psychopath, who uses his knowledge of the law to avoid prosecution.
