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.
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Cast
29 people
Gregory Peck
Sam Bowden
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Omen
Robert Mitchum
Max Cady
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Out of the Past
Polly Bergen
Peggy Bowden
Known for
Cry-Baby
Move Over, Darling
Martin Balsam
Police Chief Mark Dutton
Known for
12 Angry Men
Psycho
Lori Martin
Nancy Bowden
Known for
The Chase
Machine-Gun Kelly
Jack Kruschen
Attorney Dave Grafton
Known for
The Apartment
McLintock!
Telly Savalas
Private Detective Charles Sievers
Known for
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Kelly's Heroes
Barrie Chase
Diane Taylor
Known for
The Flight of the Phoenix
Paul Comi
Garner
Known for
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Best Defense
John McKee
Officer Marconi
Known for
The Big Country
Monte Walsh
Page Slattery
Deputy Kersek
Also in
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Land of the Giants
Ward Ramsey
Officer Brown
Known for
Dinosaurus!
Lover Come Back
J. Lee Thompson Director · James R. Webb Screenplay John D. MacDonald Author
Worldwide gross $103M · Budget $35M · United States release April 12, 1962
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$103,000,000
Gross vs. budget
2.9×
Production
Melville-Talbot Productions
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 12, 1962
Theatrical · Miamy and Fort Lauderdale Premiere
Argentina
November 9, 1962 · Theatrical
Australia
July 20, 1962 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 21, 1962 · Theatrical
Belize
September 20, 1962 · Theatrical
Botswana
January 10, 1963 · Theatrical
Canada
May 20, 1962 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 21, 1963 · Theatrical
Finland
December 5, 1969 · Theatrical
France
October 31, 1962 · Theatrical
October 21, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
August 17, 1962 · Theatrical · West Germany Premiere
Greece
January 15, 2002 · Physical · DVD Premiere
June 28, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
Ireland
April 26, 1963 · Theatrical
Italy
October 30, 1962 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 6, 1962 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 27, 2001 · Physical · DVD Premiere
November 15, 2003 · TV · Net 5
October 20, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
March 7, 1963 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 1, 1962 · Theatrical
South Africa
February 6, 1963 · Theatrical · Johannesburg Premiere
Spain
June 1, 1962 · Theatrical · San Sebastián Film Festival
October 8, 1962 · Theatrical
October 12, 1962 · Premiere · Madrid Premiere
October 29, 1962 · Theatrical · Barcelona Premiere
Sweden
December 26, 1962 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 1, 1964 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 10, 1963 · Theatrical
Yemen
December 20, 1962 · Theatrical
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