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Cape Fear (1991)

Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.

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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.

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Cast

  • Nick Nolte Nick Nolte Sam Bowden
  • Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Max Cady
  • Jessica Lange Jessica Lange Leigh Bowden
  • Juliette Lewis Juliette Lewis Danielle Bowden
  • Joe Don Baker Joe Don Baker Claude Kersek
  • Robert Mitchum Robert Mitchum Lieutenant Elgart
  • Gregory Peck Gregory Peck Lee Heller
  • Martin Balsam Martin Balsam Judge
  • Illeana Douglas Illeana Douglas Lori Davis
  • Fred Thompson Fred Thompson Tom Broadbent
  • Zully Montero Zully Montero Graciella
  • Craig Henne Prisoner
  • Forest Burton Prisoner
  • Edgar Allan Poe IV Prisoner
  • Rod Ball Rod Ball Prisoner
  • W. Paul Bodie Prisoner
  • Joel Kolker Corrections Officer
  • Antoni Corone Antoni Corone Corrections Officer

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