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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 · A remake of the 1962 film, Cape Fear stars Robert De Niro as a vengeful ex-convict who terrorizes the lawyer (Nick Nolte) who defended him. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this crime thriller.
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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 and his family are stalked by a vengeful ex-convict he helped put in jail. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic 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.
