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Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
Language
Budget$35,000,000
Revenue $103,000,000
English
Budget$35,000,000
Revenue $103,000,000
Keywords
small town
psychopath
poison
ex-detainee
boat
film noir
lawyer
killing a dog
listening to the radio
aggressive
intense
threat to family
family terrorized
Casts
Gregory Peck
Sam Bowden
Robert Mitchum
Max Cady
Polly Bergen
Peggy Bowden
Martin Balsam
Police Chief Mark Dutton
Lori Martin
Nancy Bowden
Jack Kruschen
Attorney Dave Grafton
Telly Savalas
Private Detective Charles Sievers
Barrie Chase
Diane Taylor
Paul Comi
Garner
John McKee
Officer Marconi
Page Slattery
Deputy Kersek
Ward Ramsey
Officer Brown
Edward Platt
Judge
Will Wright
Dr. Pearsall
Joan Staley
Waitress
Norma Yost
Ticket Clerk
Mack Williams
Dr. Lowney
Tom Newman
Lt. Gervasi
Alan Reynolds
Vernon
Herb Armstrong
Waiter
Bunny Rhea
Pianist
Cindy Carol
Betty
Alan Wells
Young Blade
Allan Ray
Young Blade
Paul Levitt
Police Operator
Kenner G. Kemp
Extra at Bar / Table Extra at Bar (uncredited)
Bob Noble
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Juror (uncredited)
Crews
John D. MacDonald
Novel
J. Lee Thompson
Director
Bernard Herrmann
Original Music Composer
Sam Leavitt
Director of Photography
James R. Webb
Screenplay
Sy Bartlett
Producer
George Tomasini
Editor
Ray Gosnell Jr.
Assistant Director
Mary Wills
Costume Design
Ernest B. Wehmeyer
Production Manager
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Corson Jowett
Sound
Waldon O. Watson
Sound
John McKee
Stunts
Robert Willoughby
Cinematography
Robert F. Boyle
Art Direction
Thomas Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Virginia Darcy
Hairstylist
Frank Prehoda
Makeup Artist
Oliver Emert
Set Decoration
Léo L. Fuchs
Still Photographer
Robert Bain
Additional Soundtrack
Backdrops & Posters
