Cape Fear (1991)

6.9	Listal rating
7.3	IMDB rating

Directed by

Martin Scorsese

Starring (View all)

Max Cady

Sam Bowden

Leigh Bowden

Danielle Bowden

Claude Kersek

Lieutenant Elgart

Lee Heller

Judge

Written by (View all)

John D. MacDonald

James R. Webb

(earlier screenplay)

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CAPE FEAR - Trailer - HQ - (1991)

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Saul Bass title sequence - Cape fear (1991)

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Cape Fear (8/10) Movie CLIP - Leigh Offers Herself (1991) HD

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Cape Fear

6 years, 5 months ago at Nov 24 17:02

jasoncarulli

2 votes

Robert De Niro is horrifying in his role as an ex-con looking for revenge on the lawyer that failed to keep him out of prison. I was surprised however to find out that Martin Scorsese directed the film. The black and white negative spots littered throughout just don't work for me.

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1 year, 1 month ago at Apr 1 5:07

fabs

2 votes

In general I avoid seeing remakes of classics, but when the name "Martin Scorsese" is plastered all over the poster even I cannot resist the urge to check it out. I'm glad I did, because Scorsese's version of Cape Fear is extremely well-done. The direction is simply flawless and elevates the outstanding performances by Nolte, De Niro and Lewis.
It does however become glaringly obvious that i... read more

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A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a 14 year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.

Release date : 13 November 1991
UPC: 025192056727

Thriller (30), Remake (18), Drama (17), Revenge (16), Crime (12), Murder (12), Stalker (11), Violence (10), Rape (9), Mind Game (9), 1991 (8), Disturbing (8), Stalking (8), Infidelity (8), Terrorism (8), String (7), Fitness (7), 1990s (7), Dysfunctional Family (7), Family In Danger (6)

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