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Cape Fear

Cape Fear

7,4 /10 (649 Votes)
1962 EN 106 min

Overview

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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Release date

12/04/1962

Votes

649

Popularity

5.5

Now he had only one weapon left—murder!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

106 min

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$103,000,000

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John Chard

John Chard

2019-09-21

⭐ 9

Max Cady isn't a man who makes idle threats. Max Cady is fresh out of prison and down in Florida looking for someone in particular. That person is lawyer Sam Bowden, the man who Cady holds responsible for his years of incarceration. Once Bowden realises that Cady is out for revenge, and that his family are in serious danger, he turns to the police for help, but unable to get help from them, he goes outside of the law, and all parties are heading for the foreboding place known as Cape Fear. Brilliant villainy, unnerving story and suspense pouring from every frame, Cape Fear is an abject …

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

2022-06-22

⭐ 7

**A good thriller with a lot of suspense and tension, which deserved to be reviewed and re-fished for new audiences.** There are films that are unfairly forgotten after the release of their respective contemporary remakes, and I have no doubt that this one can be included in that list. It was a film produced and starred by Gregory Peck, one of the movie stars of the 60s, and it has a great cast and a good script, with elements that remind us a little of the aesthetics of “noir” or some Hitchcock films. Unfortunately, most people have only seen the 1991 remake, which we'll talk about in due …

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