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Panic in the Streets

Starring: Richard Widmark & Paul Douglas Director: Elia Kazan

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Stereo - English
• Mono - English & Spanish

Additional Release Material:

• Audio Commentary - Alain Silver & Jame Ursini - Authors/Historians
• Theatrical Trailer

Description by OLDIES.com:

In this suspenseful melodrama, a bullet-ridden corpse turns up in the water off the New Orleans docks. To the police, he's a John Doe...until a public health doctor (Richard Widmark) discovers he carries a virulent strain of bubonic plague. Hundreds of officers are mobilized to track down the killers and all who had contact with the dead man in a desperate race against the clock before the highly contagious disease spreads far beyond the port area and puts the entire country in peril.

Product Description:

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. Academy Award Nominations: Best Motion Picture Story.

Plot Synopsis:

Three thieves murder an illegal alien stricken with the bubonic plague and unknowingly catch the disease themselves. Now it's up to a dedicated public health official and the police to track down the criminals... before it's too late for everybody.

Plot Keywords:

Drama | Film Noir | Suspense | Theatrical Release | Thriller

Production Notes:

• Film debut for actor Jack Palance. Shot on location in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Cast and Crew: