Cape Fear (1962 film)

Cape Fear is a 1962 American noir psychological thriller film starring Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, and Polly Bergen. It was adapted by James R. Webb from the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald. The picture was directed by J. Lee Thompson from storyboards devised by original director Alfred Hitchcock and released on April 12, 1962. The film concerns an attorney whose family is stalked by a vindictive psychopath he helped to send to jail. The supporting cast features Martin Balsam, Telly Savalas and Barrie Chase.

This article is about the 1962 film. For other uses, see Cape Fear (disambiguation).
Cape Fear
Film poster
Directed byJ. Lee Thompson
Screenplay byJames R. Webb
Based onThe Executioners
1957 novel
by John D. MacDonald
Produced bySy Bartlett
StarringGregory Peck
Robert Mitchum
Polly Bergen
Lori Martin
Martin Balsam
Jack Kruschen
Telly Savalas
Barrie Chase
CinematographySam Leavitt
Edited byGeorge Tomasini
Music byBernard Herrmann
Production
companies
Melville Productions
Talbot Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 15, 1962 (1962-06-15)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.8 million (US/Canada)

Cape Fear was remade in 1991 by Martin Scorsese. Peck, Mitchum, and Balsam all appeared as different characters in the remake.

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