Cape Fear

1991 · directed by Martin Scorsese

Rating

74/100

Hit

no

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.

Cape Fear (1991), directed by Martin Scorsese, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Nick Nolte
• Robert De Niro
• Jessica Lange
• Juliette Lewis
• Joe Don Baker
• Robert Mitchum
• Gregory Peck
• Martin Balsam
• Illeana Douglas
• Fred Thompson

Crew

• Freddie Francis — Director of Photography
• Thelma Schoonmaker — Editor
• Bernard Herrmann — Original Music Composer
• Elmer Bernstein — Original Music Composer
• Wesley Strick — Screenplay

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