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Cape Fear (1991 film)
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| Directed by | Martin Scorsese |
| Produced by | Barbara De Fina |
| Screenplay by | Wesley Strick |
| Based on | The Executioners by John D. MacDonald Cape Fear by James R. Webb |
| Starring | Robert De Niro Nick Nolte Juliette Lewis Jessica Lange Joe Don Baker Robert Mitchum Gregory Peck |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Freddie Francis |
| Edited by | Thelma Schoonmaker |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
| 127 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $182.3 millon |
Cape Fear is a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and a remake of the 1962 film of the same name. It starsRobert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, and Juliette Lewis, and features cameos from Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, and Martin Balsam, who all appeared in the 1962 original film.
The film tells the story of a convicted rapist who, using mostly his newfound knowledge of the law and its numerous loopholes, seeks vengeance against a former public defender whom he blames for his 14-year imprisonment due to purposefully faulty defense tactics used during his trial.
The film marks the seventh of eight collaborations between Scorsese and De Niro, following Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), New York, New York (1977), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), Goodfellas (1990), and ending with Casino (1995).
The film received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor (De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (Lewis).
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