7.2
Panic in the Streets
CrimeDramaFilm-NoirApproved
"THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!"
Duration
1h 36mRelease
27 Jul 1950Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
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.
Plot
A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague.
Cast
Richard WidmarkPaul DouglasBarbara Bel Geddes
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
Details
Director
Elia Kazan
Writers
Richard MurphyDaniel FuchsEdna Anhalt
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 3 nominations totalTrailer
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