After an eight-year prison term for rape and assault, Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) is set free. Immediately making a beeline to Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck), the former prosecutor responsible for Cady's conviction, Cady laconically informs Sam that he intends to pay back the attorney for his years behind bars.
In America, less than 10 percent of couples delay the exchanging of wedding vows longer than two years once the decision to tie the knot has been made. According to various sources, the average engagement last year spanned 13 to 16 months.
A new Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) report reveals the average time couples go from being married to being separated now stands at 8.7 years, up from 7.5 in 1980. The average time taken for couples to actually divorce has also increased from 10.2 years to 12.3 years. But if that still makes you want to burn your wedding magazines and forget all your wedding dreams, the good news is that most of us are staying married for longer.