Cinematic background from Cape Fear 1962 - 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.

Cape Fear

1962

Drama, Thriller

Directors:
J. Lee Thompson
Writers:
John D. MacDonald, James R. Webb
Official poster of Cape Fear 1962 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A woman standing next to a young boy; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man in a suit talking to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man smoking a pipe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A young girl sitting at a table with an old radio; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A woman sitting at a table with a man in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man with wet hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man drinking from a can; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man holding a bowling ball; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man holding a camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A woman smiles at a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man with no shirt is posing for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man sitting on a couch talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man in a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man holding a gun; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black - and - white photo of a man smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man with a hat and a cigar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – An older man walking down the street with a hat on; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man and a woman walking in front of a house; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black - and - white photo of a man in a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – An older man walking down the street with a hat on; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a woman in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man standing in front of an ornate iron gate; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man and a woman hugging in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A young woman running in a street with a building in the background; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – An old photo of a woman and a little girl; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A woman taking a picture of herself in a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black - and - white photo of a man in a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man standing in front of a body of water; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man in a hat and a man in a suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man and a woman are walking in a park; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A young woman walking down a sidewalk in a school uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A young girl looking into the camera in a dimly - lit room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – Black and white photograph of a man looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man standing next to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A young girl running in front of a wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man and a woman are talking at a counter; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man smoking a pipe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black - and - white photo of a woman with her hand on her chest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A young girl in a white shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man and a woman are looking at each other in the mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A young man with wet hair stares into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black - and - white photo of a woman sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A woman holding a pair of shears behind a fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man in a suit and a hat looking at another man in a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man standing next to another man in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A woman walking down a sidewalk near a park; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black - and - white photo of a woman sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking at a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A young woman wearing a shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A man walking across the street in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cape Fear” (1962), directed by J. Lee Thompson – A woman in a dress standing on top of a set of stairs; Wide shot, Low angle