Smart and stylish, Cape Fear is a gleefully mainstream shocker from Martin Scorsese, with a terrifying Robert De Niro performance.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Martin Scorsese -
Producer -
Robert De Niro , Barbara De Fina -
Screenwriter -
John D. MacDonald , James R. Webb , Wesley Strick -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures , MCA/Universal Pictures [us] , Universal Home Entertainment -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures , Amblin Entertainment , Tribeca Productions -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 13, 1991, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 19, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$76.4M -
Runtime -
2h 8m -
Sound Mix -
Surround