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Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Cape Fear (1962)

Sam Bowden is a rich attorney with a big house, young daughter and beautiful wife. They’re the kind of family that on weekends probably enjoy cream cakes on their generous sized lawn, without a care in the world. Into their peaceful existence comes Max Cady, an ex-con with a reason to make Sam’s life a living hell and the means to do so.
What makes the film more than just another average 1960s thriller is the threatening nature of Mitchum as a creepy, violent stalker, and the tense, knife-edge Bernard Herrmann music that accompanies him. Even when being friendly, Mitchum’s supremely menacing.

4 steady footsteps out of 5

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