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.

Robert De Niro
Max Cady

Nick Nolte
Sam Bowden

Jessica Lange
Leigh Bowden

Juliette Lewis
Danielle Bowden

Joe Don Baker
Claude Kersek

Robert Mitchum
Lieutenant Elgart

Gregory Peck
Lee Heller

Martin Balsam
Judge
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Release Date
November 13, 1991
Runtime
2h 8m
Rating
R
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director