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.
| Directing | J. Lee Thompson | Director |
| Writing | John D. MacDonald | Novel |
| Writing | James R. Webb | Screenplay |
| Production | Sy Bartlett | Producer |
| Sound | Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Sam Leavitt | Director of Photography |
| Editing | George Tomasini | Editor |
| Art | Robert F. Boyle | Art Direction |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Art | Oliver Emert | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Wills | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginia Darcy | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Prehoda | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ernest B. Wehmeyer | Production Manager |
| Directing | Ray Gosnell Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Corson Jowett | Sound |
| Sound | Waldon O. Watson | Sound |
| Crew | John McKee | Stunts |
| Camera | Léo L. Fuchs | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Robert Willoughby | Cinematography |
| Sound | Robert Bain | Additional Soundtrack |
