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    Panic in the Streets

    Poster of the movie Panic in the Streets
    1950     Film noir    
    USA
    1h 36min
    Original lang: English, Mandarin

    When a body is found in the New Orleans docks, it's pretty obvious that he died from gun shot wounds. The police surgeon notices that the man is also displaying other symptoms and Lt. Commander Clint Reed, a doctor with the U.S. Public Health Service, diagnoses a highly contagious disease, pneumonic plague. He tries to convince local officials to find everyone who may have been in contact with the dead man. The Mayor supports his efforts but many, including the police, are doubtful. Reed wants to avoid publicity so as not to panic the public. They have little information to go on - they don't know the dead man's identity - and Reed estimates they have 48 hours before disease begins to spread. With police Capt. Tom Warren going through the motions, Reed sets out to find the killers.

    Directed byElia Kazan
    Written byRichard Murphy, Daniel Fuchs
    Company20th Century Studios20th Century Studios20th Century Studios

    Awards

    Starring

    Richard Widmark
    Paul Douglas
    Barbara Bel Geddes
    Jack Palance
    Zero Mostel
    Elia Kazan
    + MORE

    Video

    2:07

    Trailer

    8 years ago

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