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Cape Fear

Cape Fear

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 13, 1991

Runtime

2h 8m

Genres

Drama, Crime, Thriller

User Score

73%

Original Title

Cape Fear

Production Companies

Amblin Entertainment, Cappa Productions, Tribeca Productions, Universal Pictures

Director

Martin Scorsese

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$182,300,000

Description

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.