# Cape Fear (1991)

English · Released 1991-11-13

Cape Fear is a 1991 English film.

## Storyline
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

## Common questions

### When was Cape Fear released?
Cape Fear was released on 13 November 1991.

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