Film
Panic in the Streets
1950· NR· 1h 36m· Crime· Thriller
“THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!”
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.
1950-07-27
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Key Crew
DirectorElia Kazan
WriterJohn Lee Mahin
ScreenplayRichard Murphy
ProducerSol C. Siegel
Director of PhotographyJoseph MacDonald
Original Music ComposerAlfred Newman
EditorHarmon Jones
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 37 crew)
Details
Released1950-07-27
Runtime1h 36m · NR
StatusReleased
Studios20th Century Fox
LanguagesMandarin · Greek · English
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.9/10 · 165 votes
Original languageen
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