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Panic in the Streets

19501h 36m6.9/ 10 · TMDB · 171 votes
ThrillerCrime

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

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark

Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.

Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas

Capt. Tom Warren

Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes

Nancy Reed

Jack Palance
Jack Palance

Blackie

Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel

Raymond Fitch

Dan Riss
Dan Riss

Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Tommy Cook
Tommy Cook

Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Beverly C. Brown

Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

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Film details

Released27 Jul 1950
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Lewis Charles
Lewis Charles

Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

Herman Cottman

Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

John David

Fruit Salesman (uncredited)