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The Saturday Thriller: Cape Fear

BBC One
on BBC One London

Tonight's presentation in this season of feature films stars Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum with Polly Bergen, Martin Balsam, Jack Kruschen, Telly Savalas

Sam Bowden, a respectable small-town lawyer, finds his family being terrorised by Max Cady, a sadistic ex-convict seeking revenge. Cady is careful to remain within the letter of the law, and before long Bowden is himself contemplating violence...
Two of Hollywood's most popular and durable leading men, Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, co-star as lawyer Bowden and convict Cady in this gripping drama of suspense.

Contributors

Screenplay:
James R. Webb
From the novel "The Executioners" by:
John D. MacDonald
Producer:
Sy Bartlett
Director:
J. Lee Thompson
Sam Bowden:
Gregory Peck
Max Cady:
Robert Mitchum
Peggy Bowden:
Polly Bergen
Nancy Bowden:
Lori Martin
Mark Dutton:
Martin Balsam
Dave Grafton:
Jack Kruschen
Charles Sievers:
Telly Savalas
Source: Radio Times

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