B0006UEVVS

024543148586

1950

1950-09-15

96

1h 36min

Won 1 Oscar, 3 wins & 3 nominations total

Elia Kazan

Richard Murphy, Daniel Fuchs, Edna Anhalt

Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes

Sol C. Siegel

Alfred Newman

Joseph MacDonald

Harmon Jones

Maurice Ransford, Lyle R. Wheeler

Thomas Little, Fred J. Rode

Travilla

Ben Nye

Joseph C. Behm

F.E. Johnny Johnston

W.D. Flick, Roger Heman Sr.

Fred Sersen

Jack N. Young

Til Gabani

Charles Le Maire, Sam Benson

Lyman Hallowell

Edward B. Powell, Herbert W. Spencer, Benny Carter, Ernie Felice, Bernard Mayers, Alfred Newman, Red Nichols

Stanley Scheuer

Michael Audley

Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Twentieth Century Fox

USA

English, Mandarin, Greek

Approved

7.2

8075

Panic in the Streets is a 1950 American film noir directed by Elia Kazan. It was shot exclusively on location in New Orleans, Louisiana, and features numerous New Orleans citizens in speaking and non-speaking roles.

The film tells the story of Lieutenant Commander Clinton Reed, an officer of the U.S. Public Health Service (played by Richard Widmark) and a police captain (Paul Douglas) who have only a day or two in which to prevent an epidemic of pneumonic plague after Reed determines a waterfront homicide victim is an index case. Co-stars include Barbara Bel Geddes (as Reed s wife Nancy), Jack Palance (in his film debut) and Zero Mostel – the latter two play associates of the victim who had prompted the investigation. The film was also the debut of Tommy Rettig, who played the Reeds son.

The film was released on DVD by 20th Century Fox as part of the Fox Film Noir collection, along with Laura and Call Northside 777, on March 15, 2005.

The score was composed by Alfred Newman.

The film was originally named Port of Entry, subsequently Outbreak, and ultimately Panic in the Streets.

$1,400,000 (estimated)

Investigation,doctor,epidemic,waterfront,husband wife relationship