Cape Fear is a movie directed by J. Lee Thompson in 1962 and based on the book The Executioners by John D. MacDonald, first published in 1957. The movie features Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen, Lori Martin, Martin Balsam, Jack Kruschen, and others.
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Storyline
In Southeast Georgia in 1962, after spending eight years in prison for rape, Max Cady is released. Cady begins to stalk and subtly threaten Bowden’s family. A friend of Bowden, Police Chief Mark Dutton, attempts to intervene on Bowden’s behalf, but he cannot prove Cady guilty of any crime.
Movie vs Book
Year
1962
Minutes
106
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
Year
1957
Pages
224
Book Rate
8.16
S: Goodreads
Book
The Executioners
Author: John D. MacDonald
Country: USA
First published in: 1957
Length: 224 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Martin Scorsese
User polls & recommendations
“I’ve adapted all three of my novels and it’s been difficult. You can’t objectively make the rational decisions that are needed.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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