Panic in the Streets

Panic in the Streets

1950 · 96 min · EN · NR · 6.9 (172 votes)
Dir. Elia Kazan · Starring Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jack Palance, Zero Mostel, Dan Riss · Music Alfred Newman

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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.

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A frantic, shadowy race against time through humid New Orleans streets. This film noir thriller grips you with its grim atmosphere and escalating dread as a deadly plague threatens the city. Every ticking second counts.

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