Cape Fear
– Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 y..
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.
21 Aug 1962
English
J. Lee Thompson
John D. MacDonald (novel), James R. Webb (screenplay)
Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen, Lori Martin
Small-town lawyer Sam Bowden's life becomes torturous when Max Cady re-enters his life. Cady went to jail for 8 years after Bowden testified that Cady attacked a young woman. Now that Cady has been released, he begins to terrorize Bowden and his family, particularly targeting Bowden's daughter, Nancy. Initially, Cady uses his newfound knowledge of the law (learned in prison) to annoy the Bowdens, then poisons the family dog... Who's next ?
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