Gregory peck and robert mitchum star in hollywoods classic tale of revenge and murder. With gregory peck, robert mitchum, polly bergen, lori martin. A lawyers family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail. Cape fear 1962 film film wiki fandom powered by wikia.
Having recently covered martin scorseses 1991 retooling of j. Cape fear 1962 reader request journeys in classic film. Webb from the 1957 novel the executioners by john d. In the 1962 film, the majority of filming took place in savannah and at the studio lot in california. Lee thompson on allmovie after an eightyear prison term for rape and. Cape fear ist ein usamerikanischer psychothriller in schwarzwei. Most audiences know of the 1991 remake of this film directed by. Macdonalds disquieting tale, the executioners, i deemed it beneficial to refresh my memory and take another look at thompsons rendition. Starring gregory peck and robert mitchum as the villain.
See more ideas about movies, i movie and good movies. Im gonna round up every movie i can get my hands on that was shot in savannah and write about them. The 1962 film cape fear which was remade in 1991 by martin scorsese was based on the 1957 novel the executioners by john d. One of these is 1962s cape fear, a subtle yet extremely powerful thriller with two equally powerhouse actors leading us through the story. Forsyth park, savannah, georgia, usa scene in which max cady stalks nancy bowden while she sits in car. Cape fear 1962 official trailer gregory peck movie hd youtube. It was released on april 12, 1962 by universal pictures and remade in 1991. Lee thompsons original classic cape fear was as closely aligned to the original as it was. Gregory peck, robert mitchum, polly bergen, martin balsam, telly savalas by alan bacchus it came as no surprise that martin scorseses version of j.
Cape fear, american thriller film, released in 1962, that was a suspenseful tale of revenge, especially noted for robert mitchums chilling performance. Cape fear 1962 film cape fear is a 1962 american neonoir psychological thriller film starring robert mitchum, gregory peck, martin balsam, and polly bergen. In addition to mitchum and peck, martin balsam cameos in the remake. Cape fear 1991 this is one of the most intensely terrifying thrillers ever filmed. Mitchum channeled the menace and malice of his night of the hunter villain as unhinged excon max cady, fresh out of jail and seeking revenge against lawyer sam bowden gregory peck and his family, in j. Cape fear is een amerikaanse thriller uit 1962 onder regie van j.
Cape fear 1962 official trailer gregory peck movie hd subscribe to. Filmed in black and white, it looks fantastic on bluray. Grove point plantation served as the bowden home, but its a private event facility. The movie is about an attorney whose family is stalked by a criminal who he had helped send to jail for rape. Macdonald, cape fear stars gregory peck as sam bowden, a smalltown lawyer who has a happy family life with his wife peggy and teenage daughter nancy. I invite the viewers to buy and watch cape fear 1962, it is at least as good as the. Cape fear filming locations to visit this is my south. Gregory peck portrayed sam bowden, a defense attorney who, along with his family, is terrorized by a man he once prosecuted and sent to jail, the. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The author, whose novel the executioners was filmed as cape fear in 1962 and 1991, attended a sarasota premiere.
Cape fear is a 1962 american neonoir psychological thriller film starring robert mitchum, gregory peck, martin balsam, and polly bergen. Lee thompsons influential, bernard herrmannscored thriller. Its a choice i dont regret in the least, as the picture, while quite tame by todays standards, is still an enjoyable flick that has done a. The book is set in the fictional town of new essex, in what appears to be central florida, where macdonald was. Did the movie cape fear either the 1962 version with gregory peck and a spooky robert mitchum or its 1991 remake by martin scorsese.
Released april 18th, 1962, cape fear stars gregory peck, robert mitchum, polly bergen, lori martin the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of 76 out of 100 on. In 1962 the walls of the hays office, which had presided over movie censorship since the 30s, were only beginning to crumble. The seedy hotel, however, where mitchum hangs out, is none other than the mother bates house from the movie psycho on the universal studios lot. Savanna, georgia fort lauderdale, florida hollywood, florida florida 411 north hollywood way, burbank, california.
Cape fear is a 1991 american psychological thriller film directed by martin scorsese and a remake of the 1962 film of the same name. Cape fear is a 1962 american psychological thriller movie. Locations for the 1962 cape fear were shot in and around savannah and at a marina in northern california, according to internet movie database. Immediately making a beeline to sam bowden gregory peck, the former prosecutor responsible for cadys. Both films are based on the executioners, a 1957 novel by floridabased mystery writer john d. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing cape fear 1962 near you. Incidentally, there is little apparent connection between the cape fear region, and cape fear, the 1962 and 1991 movie thrillers. Top film 1962 a list of 24 titles created 31 jul 2016 best movies of 1962 a list of 23 titles. The original cape fear is noteworthy for two reasons. Morgans bridge fish camp was located in rural bloomingdale, georgia. Savannah, georgia stockton, california ladds marina universal city, california universal studios back lot the filming locations for cape fear 1991 are.
Cape fear 1962 filming locations, georgia, gregory peck, robert mitchum, polly bergen, martin balsam, jack kruschen, telly savalas. Cape fear 1962 filming locations the movie district. Cape fear 1962 in the annals of screen psychopaths, there are few who can top robert mitchums max cady in the 1962 version of cape fear. Southern lawyer gregory peck sets houseboat trap for exconvict psycho robert mitchum. Gregory peck sam bowden, robert mitchum max cady, polly bergen peggy bowden, lori martin nancy bowden, martin balsam police. Sam is a smalltown lawyer whose worst nightmare comes true when the criminal he helped put away returns to stalk his beautiful young wife polly bergen and teenage. Trailer of the original version of cape fear, made in 1962 elwoodblues kusuku jilaiaa. Cape fear 1962 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. None of the scenes in either movie were filmed in north carolina. Staring polly bergen, robert mitchum, gregory peck and lori martin.
The way he sees the character of sam bowden is the key to why martin scorsese wanted to remake the 1962 thriller cape fear. Where was the movie cape fear filmed at in north carolina. Cape fear 1962 movie simple english wikipedia, the. A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteenyear sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him. Original 1960s version of cape fear is far superior to the 90s remake. Cape fear is a 1962 american psychological thriller film directed by j. After an eightyear prison term for rape and assault, max cady robert mitchum is set free. Robert mitchums iconic performance as terrifying psychopath max cady, and the shocking lack of censorship regarding the true nature of cadys crimes.
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