After an eight-year prison sentence for rape, Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) targets Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck), one of the lawyers who sent him away. When Max finds Sam and his family, he begins a terrifying stalking spree, intending to ruin Sam’s life. Desperate to protect his wife and daughter, Sam makes every effort to send Max back to jail. But when his attempts fail, Sam realizes that he must take matters into his own hands if he wants to rid his life of Max for good.With Polly Bergen, Telly Savalas.

“A cold-blooded, calculated build-up of sadistic menace and shivering dread is accomplished with frightening adroitness in J. Lee Thompson’s melodrama ‘Cape Fear’.” (New York Times)

“An exemplary thriller powered by Robert Mitchum’s chilling performance and Bernard Herrmann’s sinister score, Cape Fear seethes with perfectly modulated tension.” (Rotten Tomatoes)

Thursday, May 25
Doors 6:00 pm | Movie 6:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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CAPE FEAR (J. Lee Thompson, 1962 / 14A / 105 mins)  A lawyer’s family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.

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