Winner of the 1950 Academy Award for writing (Best Motion Picture Story) and directed by Elia Kazan (On the Waterfront Street Car Named Desire) Panic In The Streets is a gripping and powerful crime story that builds relentlessly from beginning to its shattering end. What begins as a simple homicide case turns into a race against an epidemic of death! An autopsy of a murdered man reveals he had the bubonic plague; now his killer must be found before he becomes contagious and begins spreading the deadly scourge. It's a nightmare manhunt through the seamy steamy underside... of the New Orleans waterfront. This classic crime melodrama features an all-star cast taut action and searing performances by Richard Widmark Jack Palance and Zero Mostel. Palance is the cold-blooded killer who becomes a ticking time bomb. Widmark is the public health service doctor who has 48 hours to find him. [show more]
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Gritty documentary-style thriller from director Elia Kazan. The victim of a gangland killing in New Orleans is discovered to be carrying the plague. Medical officer Clinton Reed (Richard Widmark) begins a desperate race against time to stop an epidemic that would wipe out the city. Teaming up with by-the-book police chief Tom Warren (Paul Douglas), Reed must hunt down and apprehend the killers before the infection gets out of hand.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Winner of the 1950 Academy Award for writing (Best Motion Picture Story) and directed by Elia Kazan (On the Waterfront Street Car Named Desire) Panic In The Streets is a gripping and powerful crime story that builds relentlessly from beginning to its shattering end What begins as a simple homicide case turns into a race against an epidemic of death! An autopsy of a murdered man reveals he had the bubonic plague; now his killer must be found before he becomes contagious and begins spreading the deadly scourge It&39;s a nightmare manhunt through the seamy steamy underside of the New Orleans waterfront This classic crime melodrama features an all-star cast taut action and searing performances by Richard Widmark Jack Palance and Zero Mostel Palance is the cold-blooded killer who becomes a ticking time bomb Widmark is the public health service doctor who has 48 hours to find him
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