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Terrifying thriller about a released prisoner who seeks to gain revenge on his prosecutor. The sadistic psychopath, set free early from a sentence for rape and assault, has long nurtured an insane hatred of the lawyer who sent him to prison. He poisons the family dog and plagues the lawyer's wife with obscene calls, but that is only the beginning of his campaign of terror against the family. From John D MacDonald's classic novel.

Keywords:

Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller, Violence, Based-on-Novel, Psychological, Revenge, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1962) (4 Star)

Cast:

Gregory Peck	.... Sam Bowden
Robert Mitchum	.... Max Cady
Polly Bergen	.... Peggy Bowden
Lori Martin	.... Nancy Bowden
Martin Balsam	.... Police Chief Mark Dutton

Supporting Cast:

Jack Kruschen	.... Dave Grafton
Telly Savalas	.... 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

Directors:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

John D. MacDonald
James R. Webb

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