Robert De Niro as Max Cady

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Robert De Niro as Max Cady is a chilling, tattooed ex-convict whose vengeful, psychologically intense performance in the 1991 thriller "Cape Fear" is considered one of his most menacing and iconic roles.

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instanceOf acting performance
film character portrayal
appearsIn Cape Fear (1991 film) NERFINISHED
awardCeremony 64th Academy Awards NERFINISHED
basedOn novel "The Executioners" by John D. MacDonald NERFINISHED
basedOnCharacterFrom Cape Fear (1962 film) NERFINISHED
character Max Cady NERFINISHED
characterTrait manipulative
religiously obsessed
sadistic
vengeful
characterType ex-convict
cinematographyByInFilm Freddie Francis NERFINISHED
consideredOneOfActorBestRoles Robert De Niro NERFINISHED
coStarsWith Jessica Lange NERFINISHED
Juliette Lewis NERFINISHED
Nick Nolte NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfFilm United States NERFINISHED
directorOfFilm Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED
distributorOfFilm Universal Pictures NERFINISHED
editedByInFilm Thelma Schoonmaker NERFINISHED
filmRating R (MPAA)
filmRuntime approximately 128 minutes
genre psychological thriller
thriller
languageOfFilm English
motivationOfCharacter revenge against his former lawyer
musicByInFilm Elmer Bernstein NERFINISHED
nationalityOfCharacter American
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama NERFINISHED
notableFor iconic screen villain
menacing performance
psychologically intense portrayal
villainous role
occupationOfCharacter former prisoner
partOfFilmographyOf Robert De Niro NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Robert De Niro NERFINISHED
productionCompanyOfFilm Amblin Entertainment NERFINISHED
Universal Pictures NERFINISHED
recognizedAs classic 1990s thriller performance
releaseYearOfFilm 1991
screenplayByInFilm Wesley Strick NERFINISHED
settingOfKeyScenes North Carolina NERFINISHED
houseboat on a river
studioOfFilm Universal Studios NERFINISHED
targetsCharacter Sam Bowden NERFINISHED
visualCharacteristic heavily tattooed
muscular physique

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Cape Fear (1991 film) featuresPerformanceBy Robert De Niro as Max Cady