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Panic In The Streets on DVD (1950)

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Average rating: 60%
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Starring: Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jack Palance
Director: Elia Kazan
Run time: 93 mins
Certificate: PG
Genres: Thriller
Languages: English
Released: 21/03/2005

Brief synopsis of Panic In The Streets

A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with bubonic plague.

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Rating of 4 stars out of 5 Radio Times

Shot on location on the New Orleans waterfront, this tense drama might have seemed an unusual choice for director Elia Kazan. Yet, given the mood of xenophobia that prevailed in the United States at the time, the storyline — the killing of an illegal immigrant results in a potential plague outbreak — is very much in keeping with Kazan's preoccupation with racism as demonstrated in Gentleman's Agreement and Pinky. Richard Widmark gives one of his more restrained performances as the health inspector teaming up with cop Paul Douglas to apprehend the plague-infected murderers, compellingly played by Jack Palance and Zero Mostel, who was himself hounded during the Communist witch-hunt the following year.

Time Out

A classy thriller, much less laden with significance than most Kazan movies. Film noir and the Method go remarkably... Read more on www.timeout.com

Rating of 3 stars out of 4 Halliwell's Film Guide

Semi-documentary suspenser in the Naked City manner; location Hollywood at its best.

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Rated - 4 starsClassy Thriller

A customer from Sheffield, England , 18/04/2005

Set in the back streets of New Orleans, this is classic edge of your seat stuff as Richard Widmark desperately tries to track down two hoods (played by Zero Mostel and a very gaunt-looking Jack Palance) who have been infected with the plague. Well acted, with an excellent script and suspenseful plotting, this is certainly worth watching.

Highly recommended.

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Rated - 4 starsAtmospheric

Daniel Ward from Belfast , 06/09/2005

A well acted and atmospheric thriller of the old school with fine performances from Jack Palance and Richard Widmark.

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Rated - 4 starsUnderworld rats

Leon Collins from London , 06/10/2005

An atmospheric thriller shot on location in New Orleans. Widmark is a public health official has only 48 hours to track down murderers Jack Palance and Zero Mostel who have been exposed to bubonic plaque which will result in a large scale epidemic. He is obstructed by the police and politicians who fail to realise the seriousness of the situation (this is New Orleans in 1950)and decides to take matters into his own hands.Palance and Mostel are brilliantly convincing as the plague carriers.

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Rated - 4 starsLoved it

brien123 from somerset , 11/06/2005

1950's black and white thriller with a very young Widmark, who acted very well as the doctor. Kept us interested for the duration of the film. Best part for us was a young Jack Palance as the hardman. Classic.

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Rated - 4 starsUnderworld rats

Leon Collins from London , 06/10/2005

An atmospheric thriller shot on location in New Orleans. Widmark is a public health official has only 48 hours to track down murderers Jack Palance and Zero Mostel who have been exposed to bubonic plaque which will result in a large scale epidemic. He is obstructed by the police and politicians who fail to realise the seriousness of the situation (this is New Orleans in 1950)and decides to take matters into his own hands.Palance and Mostel are brilliantly convincing as the plague carriers.

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Rated - 4 starsClassy Thriller

A customer from Sheffield, England , 18/04/2005

Set in the back streets of New Orleans, this is classic edge of your seat stuff as Richard Widmark desperately tries to track down two hoods (played by Zero Mostel and a very gaunt-looking Jack Palance) who have been infected with the plague. Well acted, with an excellent script and suspenseful plotting, this is certainly worth watching.

Highly recommended.

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