Cape Fear
Cape Fear
“ Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them. ”
CINEMA1991-11-13
DIGITAL2017-08-05
RegionUS
Runtime128 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
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
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
Martin ScorseseCast & Crew
KEYWORDS
prisonsmall townchild abuserapehouseboatcigar smokingremakerevengestalkinglawyerpsychological thrillerfearrebellious daughterrapistprivate detectivekilling a dogthreat to familyfamily terrorized
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