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Cape Fear (1991 film)

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Cape Fear
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byMartin Scorsese
Produced byBarbara De Fina
Screenplay byWesley Strick
Based onThe Executioners
by John D. MacDonald
Cape Fear
by James R. Webb
StarringRobert De Niro
Nick Nolte
Juliette Lewis
Jessica Lange
Joe Don Baker
Robert Mitchum
Gregory Peck
Music byElmer Bernstein
CinematographyFreddie Francis
Edited byThelma Schoonmaker
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • November 13, 1991
Running time
127 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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 NiroNick NolteJessica Lange, and Juliette Lewis, and features cameos from Gregory PeckRobert 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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