Description: This good vs. evil thriller casts Mitchum as sadistic ex-con Max Cady determined to wreak revenge on the family of Sam Bowden, the good small-town lawyer who put him in jail years earlier. Stripped of legal recourse, the civilized Bowden...
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Movie Description This good vs. evil thriller casts Mitchum as sadistic ex-con Max Cady determined to wreak revenge on the family of Sam Bowden, the good small-town lawyer who put him in jail years earlier. Stripped of legal recourse, the civilized Bowden is slowly forced to lower himself to Cady's bestial level to protect his family. Based on "The Executioners" by John D. MacDonald.
Credits
Producer:
Sy Bartlett
Cast:
Barrie Chase, Telly Savalas
Notes Theatrical release: April, 1962.
Adapted from John D. MacDonald's magazine-serialized novel "The Excecutioner."
Remade by Martin Scorese in 1991.
Editorial Reviews "...Stealthily effective....An unnerving minor classic..." Total Film - Ceri Thomas (03/01/2001)
"Lee Thompson's noir-tinted morality tale is difficult to shake off hours -- indeed days -- after viewing..." Sight and Sound - Dan Leigh (01/01/2001)
"Mitchum's performance is one long solo of base evil." Uncut - Uncut Staff (12/01/2004)
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