Gregory peck and robert mitchum star in hollywoods classic tale of revenge and murder. When released after 8 years in prison, cady begins stalking bowden and his family. Spain 12 october 1962 madrid spain 29 october 1962 barcelona italy 30 october 1962. After an eightyear prison sentence for rape, max cady robert mitchum targets sam bowden gregory peck, one of the. Cape fear 1962 internet movie firearms database guns. Watching this for the first time proved to be a chilling experience, even if i prefer the scorsese remake having watched both films backtoback. Cape fear 1962 after an eightyear prison sentence for rape, max cady robert mitchum targets sam bowden gregory peck, one of the lawyers who sent him away. Lee thompsons 1962 version of cape fear may not be a masterpiece, but in everyway its a superior thriller to martin scorseses horribly misjudged remake. An exemplary thriller powered by robert mitchums chilling performance and bernard herrmanns sinister score, cape fear seethes with perfectly modulated tension. Lee thompson on allmovie after an eightyear prison term for rape and. Webb from the 1957 novel the executioners by john d. Macdonald, cape fear stars gregory peck as sam bowden, a smalltown lawyer who has a happy family life with his wife peggy and teenage daughter nancy. A page dedicated to the amazing 1962 version of cape fear.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Rent cape fear 1962 starring gregory peck and robert mitchum on dvd and bluray. A convicted sex offender who is released from prison after serving a six year sentence, cady is a walking time bomb, bidding his time until he can take revenge on the prosecutor who put him away. Cape fear 1962 movie simple english wikipedia, the. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on october 7, 1993. Whereas the 1962 cape fear relied heavily on things happening in the noirish shadows, and on restraint, martin scorseses 1991 remake takes the opposite approach, relying on bombast and an almost relentless intensity that magnifies itself with graphic. Poplly bergen84, best known for her role in 1962 film cape fear, has died here at her home. It faithfully captures all of its resonant themes while. Lee thompsons influential, bernard herrmannscored thriller. A lawyers family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail. Cape fear 1962, a bootleg of songs by bernard herrmann. One of these is 1962s cape fear, a subtle yet extremely powerful thriller with two equally powerhouse actors leading us through the story.
Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 48 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 3 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 1. Mitchum channeled the menace and malice of his night of the hunter villain as unhinged excon max cady, fresh out of jail and seeking revenge against lawyer sam bowden gregory peck and his family, in j. When released after 8 years in prison, cady begins stalking bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law. Gregory peck, robert mitchum, polly bergen, martin balsam, telly savalas by alan bacchus it came as no surprise that martin scorseses version of j. Cape fear is a 1962 american psychological thriller movie. The episode features the return of guest star kelsey grammer as sideshow bob, who tries to kill bart simpson after getting out of jail. Citations the episode is a parody of the 1962 film, cape fear, starring gregory peck and robert. The old 1962 cape fear is a far superior storymovie to the new 1991cape fear. Cape fear 1962 the classic tale of revenge by an excon against a prosecuting attorney. Cape fear 1962 in the annals of screen psychopaths, there are few who can top robert mitchums max cady in the 1962 version of cape fear. Martin scorsese ventures back to cape fear the new.
A1 is a little known easter egg brad bird puts into the movies and cartoons he makes, such as this episode. Cape fear is a 1962 american neonoir psychological thriller film starring robert mitchum, gregory peck, martin balsam, and polly bergen. In addition to mitchum and peck, martin balsam cameos in the remake. History when sideshow bob was paroled from prison, he stalked bart and threatened to kill him. With gregory peck, robert mitchum, polly bergen, lori martin. More surprisingly, its also much nastier even with the heavier censorship of the day robert mitchums treatment of polly bergen in the last reel is startlingly violent and disturbing. Robert mitchums character max cady is a shrewd, cold and conniving killer who drawsout gutwrenching, primal fear in the people he threatens as well as the audience. The supporting cast reads like a whos who of the original 1962 movie. In 1962 the walls of the hays office, which had presided over movie censorship since the 30s, were only beginning to. Bergen also hosted her own variety show for one season the polly bergen show. It delivers an involving tale with enough twists to keep the viewer on edge. Sam bowden witnesses a rape committed by max cady and testifies against him. For a 1962 audience, and emerging in the shadows of such codebreakers as psycho and some like it hot, cape fear still shocked many. If you havent seen either versions of cape fear, then youve probably more than likely seen the classic simpsons episode parodying it.
Trailer for cape fear smalltown lawyer sam bowdens life becomes torturous when max cady reenters his life. Cape fear the town, the river and the cape, are all in north carolina. Cape feare is a spoof of the 1962 film cape fear and its 1991. Initially, it was a suspenseful but ordinary catandmouse episode as max. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing cape fear 1962 near you. Cape fear 1962 by bernard herrmann bootleg, film score. Robert mitchum is unforgettable as max cady, an excon determined to exact a terrible revenge on sam bowden gregory peck and his family. Leethompson,nearly hitchcockian in its mood,greatly helped by an excellent bernard herrmann scorea frequent hitchcock coworker.
Led by excellent lead performances and taut direction, the 1962 cape fear works as a strong thriller. Although the actors are first class, and the electrifying score is by the incomparable herrmann, the story line is weak compared to the 1991 remake. Lee thompsons original classic cape fear was as closely aligned to the original as it was. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The movie is about an attorney whose family is stalked by a criminal who he had helped send to jail for rape. Sam is a smalltown lawyer whose worst nightmare comes true when the criminal he helped put away returns to stalk his beautiful young wife polly bergen and teenage. Gallery of 18 movie poster and cover images for cape fear 1962. Released by soundstage records in 1962 scd 525 containing music from cape fear 1962.
By inviting the older actors into his vision of the story, scorsese wisely avoids competing. Citations the episode is a parody of the 1962 film, cape fear, starring gregory peck and robert mitchum. Cape fear ist ein usamerikanischer psychothriller in schwarzwei. Cape fear soundtrack from 1962, composed by bernard herrmann. Cape feare is the second episode in the fifth season of the american animated television series the simpsons. The original films stars peck and mitchum in addition to. Sam bowden in the 1962 thriller cape fear, proclaims the excon max cady a shocking. The civilrightstype lawyer tells bowden that a committee sitting in. Cape fear is een amerikaanse thriller uit 1962 onder regie van j. Lee thompson and starring gregory peck as a mildmannered lawyer who finds himself and his family terrorized by a recently released convict robert mitchum, who has a past with the lawyer. Most audiences know of the 1991 remake of this film directed by. Cape fear 1962 the original cape fear is noteworthy for two reasons. Cape fear possible hiding place for the simpson family district springfields state first appearance cape feare cape fear is a town in springfields state.
Robert mitchums iconic performance as terrifying psychopath max cady, and the shocking lack of censorship regarding the true nature of cadys crimes. The 1962 film version of cape fear succeeds because of the tight direction of j. Cape fear was one of four locations the witness relocation program considered as options for protecting the simpsons by moving them and. Cape fear is a 1991 american psychological thriller film directed by martin scorsese and a remake of the 1962 film of the same name. Southern lawyer gregory peck sets houseboat trap for exconvict psycho robert mitchum. Cape fear, american thriller film, released in 1962, that was a suspenseful.
Cape fear, a steroidenhanced remake of the 1962 thriller about an. Martin scorceses faithful 1991 remake does a great service to the original. Robert mitchum is unforgettable as max cady, an excon determined to exact a terrible revenge on sam bowden. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in cape fear 1962.
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