About this release
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney/"Leave It to Beaver"-esque family-man. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? Fourteen 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, bibliophile Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
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Disc 1
DVD
Cape Fear (1991)
128 min
CrimeThrillerDrama
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.
Credits
Director
Martin Scorsese
Writer
Wesley Strick
Cast
Robert De Niroas Max Cady
Nick Nolteas Sam Bowden
Jessica Langeas Leigh Bowden
Juliette Lewisas Danielle Bowden
Joe Don Bakeras Claude Kersek
Robert Mitchumas Lieutenant Elgart
Gregory Peckas Lee Heller
Martin Balsamas Judge
Illeana Douglasas Lori Davis
Fred Thompsonas Tom Broadbent
Cinematographer
Freddie Francis
Composer
Bernard Herrmann
Elmer Bernstein
Editor
Thelma Schoonmaker
Producer
Barbara De Fina
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 2, 2026