---
title: 'Cape Fear (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Scorsese'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cape-fear-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101540/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cape Fear (1991)

1991 · R · 128 min · Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime · United States

Part of: Cape Fear

## Synopsis

Cape Fear is a 1991 American Southern Gothic psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Wesley Strick. It is a remake of the 1962 film, which is based on the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald. The film stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Joe Don Baker, and Juliette Lewis.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Scorsese](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-scorsese)
- **Screenplay:** [James R. Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-r-webb), [Wesley Strick](https://cinepixo.com/people/wesley-strick)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Elmer Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmer-bernstein)
- **Producer:** [Barbara De Fina](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-de-fina)
- **Director of Photography:** [Freddie Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-francis)
- **Editor:** [Thelma Schoonmaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/thelma-schoonmaker)

## Cast

- [Joe Don Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-don-baker)
- [Illeana Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/illeana-douglas)
- [Jessica Lange](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-lange)
- [Gregory Peck](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-peck)
- [Jackie Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-davis)
- [Robert De Niro](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-niro) as Max Cady
- [Fred Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-thompson)
- [Juliette Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-lewis) as Danielle Bowden
- [Nick Nolte](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-nolte)
- [Martin Balsam](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-balsam)
- [Robert Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mitchum)

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