Directed by J. Lee Thompson Written by John D. MacDonald   James R. Webb   Cast Gregory Peck ... Sam Bowden Robert Mitchum ... Max Cady Polly Bergen ... Peggy Bowden Lori Martin ... Nancy Bowden Martin Balsam ... Police Chief Mark Dutton Jack Kruschen ... Attorney Dave Grafton Telly Savalas ... Private Detective Charles Sievers Barrie Chase ... Diane Taylor Paul Comi ... Garner John McKee ... Officer Marconi Page Slattery ... Deputy Kersek Ward Ramsey ... Officer Brown Edward Platt ... Judge Will Wright ... Dr. Pearsall Joan Staley ... Waitress Norma Yost ... Ticket Clerk Mack Williams ... Dr. Lowney Tom Newman ... Lt. Gervasi (as Thomas Newman) Alan Reynolds ... Vernon Herb Armstrong ... Waiter Bunny Rhea ... Pianist Cindy Carol ... Betty (as Carol Sydes) Alan Wells ... Young Blade Allan Ray ... Young Blade Paul Levitt ... Police Operator Uncredited Cast Don Anderson ... Courtroom Spectator Eddie Baker ... Defendant Ralph Brooks ... Bar Patron Bill Clark ... Juror Jack Elkins ... Pedestrian James Gonzalez ... Bowling Alley Patron Herman Hack ... Juror Chuck Hamilton ... Juror George Holmes ... Attorney Michael Jeffers ... Bar Patron Joseph Jenkins ... Janitor Kenner G. Kemp ... Bar Patron Joseph La Cava ... Bartender Marion Landers ... Cross Clyde McLeod ... Juror Bob Noble ... Pedestrian Fred Rapport ... Juror John Rice ... Courtroom Spectator Jack Richardson ... Deputy Jeffrey Sayre ... Bar Patron Josephine Smith ... Librarian Hal Taggart ... Court Clerk Glen Walters ... Juror Produced by Sy Bartlett   Original Music by Bernard Herrmann

Additional Info Premiere: April 12, 1962 DVD Release: September 18, 2001 Blu-ray Release: January 08, 2013 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Melville Productions (as Melville-Talbot Productions) Talbot Productions (as Melville-Talbot Productions) Distributors Universal Pictures   (1962) (USA) (theatrical) (as Universal-International) MCA/Universal Home Video   (1999) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) MCA/Universal Home Video   (1991) (World-wide) (VHS) Universal Studios Home Video   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.7 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,029 / 20,875 Site Ranking #3,025 Selena (1997) #3,026 Jexi (2019) #3,027 The Exorcist: Season 2 (2017) #3,028 The Exorcist: Season 1 (2016) #3,029 Cape Fear (1962) #3,030 El Topo (1970) #3,031 Barb Wire (1996) #3,032 Drop Dead Fred (1991) #3,033 Creep (2004)