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In J. Lee Thompson's original 1962 thriller, Max Cady (Robert Mitchum), a wily, cruel ex-convict, is ravenous for the ruination of Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck), a Georgia laywer who eight years earlier sent Max to prison for his brutal assault of a young woman in a parking lot. Max pursues Sam and his family with psychotic diligence, and with each step, the criminal ups the ante of terror. First, he makes himself ubiquitous, igniting a reign of psychological torment over the family. Moving in closer, he poisons the family dog simply to prove his hard-heartedness. And in a successful attempt to enrage, Max pays Sam's teenage daughter, Nancy (Lori Martin), a little visit. Finally, the men confront one another in an unforgettable Southern swampland showdown.Martin Scorsese’s 1991 remake of J. Lee Thompson’s 1962 film is a stylish, taut thriller. Public defender Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) served as the attorney for brutal rapist Max Cady (Robert De Niro) at his arraignment. Shocked by the violence of Cady's crime, Sam duplicitously withheld information regarding the sexually promiscuous activities of Cady's rape victim--information that might have won Max's acquittal. After serving a hellish 14-year sentence in a barbaric state penitentiary, the once-illiterate Cady, who has taught himself to read and studied up on the law during his incarceration, seeks vengeance against the prosperous small-town lawyer. Max makes good on his satanic threats to terrorize Sam, stalking the vulnerable family, poisoning their dog, brutally assaulting Sam's close friend, and sexually harassing Sam's daughter, Danielle (Juliette Lewis). To rid themselves of this raging force of retribution, Sam; his wife, Leigh (Jessica Lange); and Danielle join together against Max in a final struggle for their very existence. Scorsese pays debts to Thompson’s earlier version by using Bernard Herrmann’s original score, as well as casting Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, and Martin Balsam in supporting roles. Lewis delivers a stirring performance that earned her a well-deserved Oscar nomination, as did De Niro, whose tattooed vengeance seeker is one of cinema’s most terrifying, notorious presences.Product Identifiers
EAN5035822014947
eBay Product ID (ePID)3952808
Product Key Features
Video FormatPAL
Film/TV TitleCape Fear
Release Year2002
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish, Italian, French, Spanish, German
FeaturesWidescreen, With Subtitles
GenreDramas
StudioColumbia Tristar
Subtitle LanguageEnglish, French, Bulgarian, German
Run Time225 Min
Additional Product Features
Certificate18
Unit Quantity2