Editing Cape Fear (1962 film) (section)

== Remake ==
A remake of the same name was released in 1991, attributing both MacDonald's novel and Webb's 1962 screenplay as source material. Directed by [[Martin Scorsese]] and written by [[Wesley Strick]], the film stars [[Nick Nolte]] as Bowden, [[Robert De Niro]] as Cady, [[Jessica Lange]] as Bowden's wife (renamed 'Leigh') and [[Juliette Lewis]] as his daughter (renamed 'Danielle').

Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, and Martin Balsam all make [[cameo appearance]]s, and [[Bernard Herrmann]]'s original score was adapted and re-orchestrated by [[Elmer Bernstein]].

The film makes several notable changes to the story, namely by changing Sam Bowden to Cady's former defense attorney, who secretly and deliberately sabotaged his client's case to ensure a conviction. Cady dies during the film's climax, after the houseboat sinks. The remake also combines Charlie Sievers and Deputy Kersek into a single character - Claude Kersek (played by [[Joe Don Baker]]).