CAPE FEAR 62 (DVD) COLLECTORS EDITION DVD

Cape Fear
After an eight-year prison term for rape and assault, Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) is set free. Immediately making a beeline to Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck), the former prosecutor responsible for Cady's conviction, Cady laconically informs Sam that he intends to "pay back" the attorney for his years behind bars. Conducting a meticulous campaign of terror, Cady is careful to stay within the law. Sam, realizing that Cady intends to wreak vengeance by raping the attorney's wife (Polly Bergen) and daughter (Lori Martin), tries to put the ex-criminal behind bars, but has no grounds to do so. Chief Dutton (Martin Balsam) tries to help Sam with a few strong-arm tactics, but succeeds only in having the courts take Cady's side in the matter. Things come to a head when Sam moves his family to the "safety" of a remote houseboat on Cape Fear river. Cady shows up unannounced and is about to ravage Bowden's wife and daughter and when Sam turns the tables. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden Robert Mitchum as Max Cady Polly Bergen as Peggy Bowden Lori Martin as Nancy Martin Balsam as Chief Dutton Jack Kruschen as Dave Grafton Telly Savalas as Charles Sievers Barrie Chase as Diane Taylor Paul Comi as Garner John R. McKee as Officer Marconi Page Slattery as Deputy Kersek Edward Platt as Judge Will Wright as Dr. Pearsall Joan Staley as Waitress Mack Williams as Dr. Lowney Thomas Newman as Lt. Gervasi Alan Reynolds as Vernon Herb Armstrong as Waiter Allan Ray as Young Blade Paul Levitt as Police Operator

Crew Robert F. Boyle - Art Director Alexander Golitzen - Art Director Mary Wills - Costume Designer Ray Gosnell, Jr. - First Assistant Director J. Lee Thompson - Director George Tomasini - Editor Bernard Herrmann - Composer (Music Score) Tom Tuttle - Makeup Frank Prehoda - Makeup Sam Leavitt - Cinematographer Ernest B. Wehmeyer - Production Manager Sy Bartlett - Producer Oliver Emert - Set Designer Corson Jowett - Sound/Sound Designer Waldon O. Watson - Sound/Sound Designer James R. Webb - Screenwriter John D. MacDonald - Book Author

Cape Fear
Robert Mitchum, one of the screen's most ruthless figures, was most menacing when he was most amiable. His role as Max Cady in Cape Fear (the role reprised by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake) comes in second in the sinister sweepstakes only to his chilling performance for Charles Laughton in Night of the Hunter seven years earlier. Mitchum's Cady is every father's and husband's worst nightmare: an untouchable, unstoppable, unrepentant corrupter of innocence. . .all with a sadistic smirk. Gregory Peck is cast obviously as the upright and proper father. Director J. Lee Thompson clearly envisioned Cape Fear as a 1962 challenge to the fading Fifties concept of the perfect nuclear family. Coming off the success of The Guns of Navarone, Thompson significantly scaled back his scope for this drama, and even the fight scenes at the end have a subdued, almost still aspect. A special note has to be given to Bernard Herrmann's haunting score, which ranks with his memorable scores for Vertigo and Psycho. ~ Brendon Hanley, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, Spanish, French Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 1: PCM mono Additional Features: DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 106 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Scenes 1. Main Titles [1:18] 2. A Man With Attitude [4:15] 3. Happy Family [3:27] 4. Chat With The Chief [4:22] 5. A Show Of Power [7:06] 6. Warning The Women [5:00] 7. Cady Lawyers Up [6:12] 8. Max Cady: Rock Bottom [11:09] 9. At The Marina [3:21] 10. At School [7:51] 11. Sam And Max Talk [8:34] 12. Sam's Mistake [2:32] 13. Plans For The Family [2:19] 14. On Cape Fear [2:28] 15. Being Observed [8:07] 16. Turning Tables [9:05] 17. A Long Life... [15:07] 18. End Titles [2:40]