Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden

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fictional character portrayal film character

Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden is the principled lawyer protagonist in the 1962 psychological thriller "Cape Fear," who becomes the target of a vengeful ex-convict he once helped imprison.

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Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden canonical 1
Gregory Peck as lawyer Sam Bowden 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character portrayal ⓘ
film character ⓘ
adaptationOf Sam Bowden from "The Executioners" by John D. MacDonald ⓘ
antagonist Max Cady ⓘ
appearsIn Cape Fear ⓘ
appearsInFilm Cape Fear (1962 film) ⓘ
associatedWith courtroom ethics ⓘ
family-in-peril narrative ⓘ
basedOn Sam Bowden (character from the novel "The Executioners") ⓘ
centralConflict stalking and harassment by Max Cady ⓘ
characterName Sam Bowden ⓘ
familyRole father ⓘ
husband ⓘ
filmCountryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
filmDirector J. Lee Thompson ⓘ
filmFormat black-and-white ⓘ
filmScoreComposer Bernard Herrmann ⓘ
genreOfWork psychological thriller ⓘ
hasGenreElement crime drama ⓘ
suspense ⓘ
helpedImprison Max Cady ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalActionAgainst Max Cady ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
moralCharacteristic ethical ⓘ
principled ⓘ
narrativeFunction embodiment of lawful justice ⓘ
nationalityInStory American ⓘ
notableSceneLocation houseboat on the river ⓘ
occupation defense attorney ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
portrayalEra 1960s American cinema ⓘ
portrayalType heroic lawyer ⓘ
portrayedBy Gregory Peck ⓘ
productionCompany Universal Pictures ⓘ
protects his family ⓘ
roleInNarrative protagonist ⓘ
setting small Southern town ⓘ
targetOf Max Cady ⓘ
themeInvolvingCharacter guilt ⓘ
justice ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
threatenedBy Max Cady's revenge ⓘ
threatens Max Cady ⓘ
surface form: Max Cady (in self-defense)
yearOfFilmRelease 1962 ⓘ

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Cape Fear (1962 film) → leadActorRole → Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden ⓘ
Cape Fear → leadActorRole → Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregory Peck as lawyer Sam Bowden