Cape Fear

Martin Scorsese
United States, 1991
featuring

Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis,

Released from prison after fourteen years, Max Cady (a muscular, tattooed, and cackling Robert De Niro) seeks revenge on his former public defender (a square, aggravated Nick Nolte), who, appalled by Cady’s crimes, purposely threw the case. Cady plays with his food: his stalking and torment of the lawyer’s family grows ever more sadistic (and creative) as the movie careens toward its bravura finale. This film is a remake of J. Lee Thompson’s 1962 version with Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck—who appear here in cameos—and both versions are heavily indebted to the thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock. Saul Bass designed the opening credits, and Elmer Bernstein adapted Bernard Hermann’s original score.

Jeff Griffith-Perham
FILM DETAILS 

Screenwriter

  • Wesley Strick

Based On

  • James R. Webb’s screenplay and John D. MacDonald’s The Executioners

Cinematographer

  • Freddie Francis

Print Info

  • Color
  • 35mm
  • 128 mins

Source

  • Universal Pictures

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