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Panic in the Streets

1950 · 96 min

A tense, gritty race against time through shadowy docks and crowded streets, with a documentary-like immediacy that keeps you on edge.

Directed by
Elia Kazan
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Starring
Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes
Tagline
THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!
Overview
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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Directed by
Elia Kazan
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Starring
Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • crime
  • justice
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
thriller, crime
Directed by
Elia Kazan
Written by
Richard Murphy, Philip Yordan, John Lee Mahin
Starring
Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jack Palance, Zero Mostel, Dan Riss, Tommy Cook, Wilson Bourg Jr.
Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Mandarin, Greek, English

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