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Cape Fear

Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.

Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker

Writer: John D. MacDonald, Wesley Strick, James R. Webb

Release Date:
November 13, 1991
Ratings:
7.3 / 10
Director:
Martin Scorsese
Companies:
Amblin Entertainment

Overview

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.