Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Qayamat [1983] - Cape Fear [1962]



Qayamat is a 1983 Indian Hindi film directed by Raj N. Sippy. It is an Indian version of the 1962 Hollywood film Cape Fear. The film stars Dharmendra as a man who goes to jail and holds his police officer friend (Shatrughan Sinha) responsible for the jailing. On his return after a long sentence he sets about taking revenge, targeting the officer and his family (Smita Patil and Poonam Dhillon). Jaya Prada appears in flashbacks as Dharmendra's wife.

Directed byRaj N. Sippy
Produced bySalim Akhtar
Written byPari Kapoor
Mohan Kaul
StarringDharmendra
Smita Patil
Jaya Pradha
Shatrughan Sinha
Shakti Kapoor
Poonam Dhillon
Bindu
Music byR.D. Burman
CinematographyAnwar Siraj
Editing byWaman Bhonsle
Gurudutt Shirali
Release date(s)28 October 1983
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Cape Fear is a 1962 horror psychological thriller film starring Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Martin Balsam and Polly Bergen. It was adapted by James R. Webb from the novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson, and released on April 12, 1962. The movie concerns an attorney whose family is stalked by a criminal he helped to send to jail.
Cape Fear was remade in 1991 by Martin Scorsese. Peck, Mitchum and Balsam all appeared in the remake.
Directed byJ. Lee Thompson
Produced bySy Bartlett
Written byJohn D. MacDonald(novel The Executioners)
James R. Webb
StarringGregory Peck
Robert Mitchum
Martin Balsam
Polly Bergen
Lori Martin
Music byBernard Herrmann
CinematographySam Leavitt
Editing byGeorge Tomasini
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date(s)
  • April 12, 1962
Running time105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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