Cape Fear
Directed by	Martin Scorsese
Produced by	Barbara De Fina
Written by	Wesley Strick
Starring	Robert De Niro Nick Nolte Jessica Lange Juliette Lewis Joe Don Baker
Cinematography	Freddie Francis
Editing by	Thelma Schoonmaker
Distributed by	Universal
Released	November 13, 1991
Running time	128 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Cape Fear is a 1991 film, directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a remake of the 1962 film of the same name and tells the story of a family man, a former public defender, whose family is threatened by a convicted rapist who wants vengeance for having been put in prison several years before because of the lawyer's faulty defense tactics. Image File history File links Template:Movie poster File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Martin Scorsese at Cannes in 2002 Martin Scorsese (born November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American film director. ... Wesley Strick is an American screenwriter. ... Robert De Niro at the Berlin International Film Festival, 1998 Robert De Niro, Jr. ... Nick Nolte at Cannes, 2000 Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an Oscar-nominated American model, actor, and producer. ... Jessica Lange in The Glass Menagerie (2005) Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949 in Cloquet, Minnesota) is a two-time Oscar-winning American actress. ... Juliette Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and musician. ... Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936 in Groesbeck, Texas) is an American film actor best known for his three appearances in the James Bond franchise. ... Freddie Francis (b. ... Thelma Schoonmaker (born January 3, 1940) is a well-known film editor. ... Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to open image `/mnt/upload3/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Universal_logo. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1991. ... Martin Scorsese at Cannes in 2002 Martin Scorsese (born November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American film director. ... // Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ... Cape Fear is a 1962 film which tells the story of an attorney whose family is stalked by a criminal whom the attorney helped to send to jail. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... In most litigation under the common law adversarial system the defendant, perhaps with the assistance of counsel, may allege or present defenses (or defences) in order to avoid liability, civil or criminal. ...

It stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Martin Balsam, Illeana Douglas and Fred Dalton Thompson. Robert De Niro at the Berlin International Film Festival, 1998 Robert De Niro, Jr. ... Nick Nolte at Cannes, 2000 Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an Oscar-nominated American model, actor, and producer. ... Jessica Lange in The Glass Menagerie (2005) Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949 in Cloquet, Minnesota) is a two-time Oscar-winning American actress. ... Juliette Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and musician. ... Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936 in Groesbeck, Texas) is an American film actor best known for his three appearances in the James Bond franchise. ... Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an accomplished American film actor and singer. ... Gregory Peck at Cannes, 2000 Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Oscar-winning American film actor. ... Martin Balsam. ... Illeana Douglas (born July 25, 1965) is an American actress. ... Fred Dalton Thompson (born August 19, 1942) is an American lawyer, actor and former Republican senator from Tennessee. ...

Interestingly Mitchum, Peck and Balsam all starred in the 1962 original. In ironic counter-point to the earlier film, director Martin Scorsese casts Mitchum in a positive role and Peck in a negative.

It was also Gregory Peck's final theatrical film.

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It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert De Niro) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Juliette Lewis). The film was a box-office success and received critical acclaim. Though some regard it as one of Scorsese's lesser films, many others regard this remake as greater than the original as it is darker and more disturbing. It also garnered much controversy due to one scene which was perceived by some as being unnecessarily graphic in its depiction of violence against women. Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

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External links

• Cape Fear at The Internet Movie Database
• Review by Jonathan Dunder

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