

Information
Release DateNovember 13, 1991
Runtime2h 8m
StatusReleased
Budget$35M
Revenue$182M
ProductionAmblin Entertainment, Cappa Productions + 2 more
LanguagesEnglish
7.3
3,560 votesPopularity5
Cape Fear
"Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them."
Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Director

Featured Cast

Robert De Niro
Max Cady

Nick Nolte
Sam Bowden

Jessica Lange
Leigh Bowden

Juliette Lewis
Danielle Bowden

Joe Don Baker
Claude Kersek