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1950·Thriller·1h 36m
7.1
A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time bomb threatening the entire city, a grisly manhunt through the seamy underworld of the New Orleans Waterfront is underway.
Directed by Elia Kazan
race against time
new orleans, louisiana
outbreak
film noir
black and white
public health
plague
tense

Cast

Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas
Capt. Tom Warren
Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes
Nancy Reed
Jack Palance
Jack Palance
Blackie
Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel
Raymond Fitch
Dan Riss
Dan Riss
Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Tommy Cook
Tommy Cook
Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
Lewis Charles
Lewis Charles
Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
Emile Meyer
Emile Meyer
Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)
Alex Minotis
Alex Minotis
John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Lenka Peterson
Lenka Peterson
Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Crew

Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Director
John Lee Mahin
John Lee Mahin
Writer
Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan
Writer
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Sol C. Siegel
Sol C. Siegel
Producer
Edward Anhalt
Edward Anhalt
Story
Travilla
Travilla
Costume Design
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
Orchestrator
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Conductor
Red Nichols
Red Nichols
Orchestrator

Popular Reviews

18 reviews
Tommydog
Tommydog
Panic in the Streets
This is a murder mystery crossed with a stop the spread of a pandemic movie. A corps of an illegal immigrant with two bullet holes and the bubonic plague is found floating on the New Orleans pier. The doctor has 48 hours to find the killer before the disease spreads beyond containment. The constant countdown clock made it very fast and momentum, and the doctor has to go around working with the police and operate on his own actions which I always love. This is not too long and keeps moving. The characters aren’t too hard to follow who’s who, and the final chase is really exhilarating.
This is a murder mystery crossed with a stop the spread of a pandemic movie. A corps of an illegal immigrant with two bullet holes and the bubonic plague is found floating on the New Orleans pier. The doctor has 48 hours to find the killer before the disease spreads beyond containment. The constant countdown clock made it very fast and momentum, and the doctor has to go around working with the police and operate on his own actions which I always love. This is not too long and keeps moving. The characters aren’t too hard to follow who’s who, and the final chase is really exhilarating.
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Timothy Kandra
Timothy Kandra
Panic in the Streets
It's great and all, but what if the release year was changed to 2020? Yeah. Not so funny now, is it?
It's great and all, but what if the release year was changed to 2020? Yeah. Not so funny now, is it?
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David Brook
David Brook
Panic in the Streets
My review: http://blueprintreview.co.uk/2017/09/panic-in-the-streets/
My review: http://blueprintreview.co.uk/2017/09/panic-in-the-streets/
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crowley
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