Cape Fear is a 1962 film which tells the story of an attorney whose family is stalked by a criminal whom the attorney helped to send to jail. It stars Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen, Lori Martin, Martin Balsam, Jack Kruschen, Telly Savalas and Barrie Chase.

The movie was adapted by James R. Webb from the novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson.

The movie was remade in 1991. Peck, Mitchum and Balsam all appeared in the remake.