Sam Bowden is een middelmatige advocaat die zijn ergste nachtmerrie uit ziet komen, wanneer Max Cady op vrije voeten wordt gesteld. De psychopaat Max Cady wil zijn lange strafblad wreken op de advocaat en zijn familie.
Nee, helaas is Cape Fear nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | James R. Webb | Screenplay |
| Production | Sy Bartlett | Producer |
| Sound | Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | George Tomasini | Editor |
| Directing | J. Lee Thompson | Director |
| Camera | Sam Leavitt | Director of Photography |
| Writing | John D. MacDonald | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Prehoda | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ernest B. Wehmeyer | Production Manager |
| Directing | Ray Gosnell Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginia Darcy | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Corson Jowett | Sound |
| Art | Robert F. Boyle | Art Direction |
| Art | Oliver Emert | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Wills | Costume Design |
| Camera | Léo L. Fuchs | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | John McKee | Stunts |
| Sound | Waldon O. Watson | Sound |
| Crew | Robert Willoughby | Cinematography |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Sound | Robert Bain | Additional Soundtrack |
