Two versions of the same film. In the 1961 version Robert Mitchum plays the sadistic Max Cady (Robert Mitchum). Fresh out of prison Cady is determined to have his revenge on Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck), the lawyer who helped send him away. Menacing Bowden's wife and teenage daughter with obscene phonecalls and implied threats, Cady never does anything which would allow the police to arrest him, and thereby provokes Bowden to go beyond the confines of the law and engage him in direct confrontation. Famed for Mitchum's sinister performance and Bernard Herrmann's atmospheric score, 'Cape Fear' is one of the great classics of the late studio era. The 1991 version by Martin Scorcese stars Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden, Jessica Lange as his wife, Juliette Lewis as his teenage daughter and Robert De Niro as Max Cady - with Peck and Mitchum appearing in cameo roles.
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Director: Martin Scorsese
Producer: Sy Bartlett
Producer: Barbara De Fina
Writer: James R. Webb
Writer: Wesley Strick
Music: Bernard Herrmann
Cinematographer: Freddie Francis
Actor: Robert Mitchum
Actor: Gregory Peck
Actor: Polly Bergen
Actor: Lori Martin
Actor: Martin Balsam
Actor: Jack Kruschen
Actor: Telly Savalas
Actor: Paul Comi
Actor: Edward Platt
Actor: Page Slattery
Actor: Robert De Niro
Actor: Nick Nolte
Actor: Jessica Lange
Actor: Juliette Lewis
Actor: Joe Don Baker
Actor: Illeana Douglas
Actor: Fred Dalton Thompson