Cape Fear (1962)
55th New York Film Festival
September 29 - October 15, 2017
Mitchum channeled the menace and malice of his Night of the Hunter villain as unhinged ex-con Max Cady, fresh out of jail and seeking revenge against lawyer Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck) and his family, in J. Lee Thompson’s influential, Bernard Herrmann-scored thriller.
Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) is fresh out of jail following an eight-year bid for rape, and the first order of business is terrorizing lawyer Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck), who testified against him, along with Bowden’s wife (Polly Bergen) and teenage daughter (Lori Martin). J. Lee Thompson’s influential thriller, scored by Bernard Herrmann and shot by Sam Leavitt, features a performance from Mitchum that channels the menace and malice of his Harry Powell from The Night of the Hunter. Mitchum and Peck—both recast in supporting roles in Martin Scorsese’s 1991 remake—enact a mortal struggle that is enduringly gripping, harrowing and iconic.
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