Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
Top Cast
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Robert De NiroMax Cady
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Nick NolteSam Bowden
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Jessica LangeLeigh Bowden
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Juliette LewisDanielle Bowden
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Joe Don BakerClaude Kersek
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Robert MitchumLieutenant Elgart
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Gregory PeckLee Heller
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Martin BalsamJudge
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Illeana DouglasLori Davis
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Fred ThompsonTom Broadbent
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Zully MonteroGraciella
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Craig HennePrisoner
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Forest BurtonPrisoner
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Edgar Allan Poe IVPrisoner
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Rod BallPrisoner
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W. Paul BodiePrisoner
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Joel KolkerCorrections Officer
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Antoni CoroneCorrections Officer
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Tamara JonesIce Cream Cashier
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Roger PrettoRacquetball Colleague
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Parris BucknerRacquetball Colleague
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Margot MorelandSecretary
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Will KnickerbockerDetective
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Robert L. GerlachArresting Officer
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Bruce E. HoldsteinArresting Officer
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Richard WassermanParade Watcher
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Paul Nagle Jr.Parade Watcher
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Paul FroehlerParade Watcher
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Mary Ellen O'BrienParade Watcher
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Jody WilsonParade Watcher
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C.C. CostiganWaitress
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Domenica Cameron-ScorseseDanny's Girlfriend
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Gar StephenBig Man #1
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Billy D. LucasBig Man #2
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Ken CollinsBig Man #3
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Linda PerriTicket Agent
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Libby MoyerTicket Agent
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Catherine ScorseseFruit Stand Customer
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Charles ScorseseFruit Stand Customer
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Jackie DavisJimmy the Dockmaster
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George GrafasBar Patron (uncredited)
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Ken WatersBar Patron (uncredited)
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Esther RolleWoman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)