Cape Fear
Now he had only one weapon left—murder!
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him.When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
- Director
- J. Lee Thompson
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $103M
Who's in it
Cast
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Movie DNA
How Cape Fear actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Cape Fear appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Courtroom Dramas Ranked #22
Placed at #22 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Cape Fear returned 2.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $35M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $103M
- Release date
- Apr 12, 1962
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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