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Features: DVD, B&W, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33.1, Dolby Digital Mono, Commentary, Trailer, English, Spanish Subtitled
One night in the New Orleans slums, vicious hoodlum Blackie and his friends kill an illegal immigrant who won too much in a card game. When Dr. Clint Reed confirms the dead man had pneumonic plague he must find and inoculate the killers and their associates. Can a doctor turn detective? He has 48 hours to try ...
Editor's Note
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 Summary
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.
| Features | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Audio: English Dolby Digital Mono | | Commentary by Alain Silver and Jame Ursini | | Trailer | | Full Screen Presentation |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 3/15/2005 |
| Running Time: 96 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1950 | | Catalog ID: 2224858 | | UPC: 00024543148586 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1951) |  | Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt, Winner, Best Writing, Motion Picture Story | |
Venice Film Festival (1950) | | Elia Kazan, Winner, International Award | | | Elia Kazan, Nominee, Golden Lion |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"...Kazan's tough, trim PANIC is a kind of virus noir..." -- Rating: B 08/04/1995 pp.64-5USA Today
"...Zero Mostel is good as a creep; so is killer Jack Palance..." 12/28/1990 p.3D Los Angeles Times
"[A] riveting action thriller, which makes great use of its New Orleans location." 04/03/2005 p.E15 Uncut
"[A] great 1950 Elia Kazan thriller with gritty doc-style toughness..." 05/01/2005 p.140 Sight and Sound
"The filmmakers use their locations well and never let the sense of urgency dissipate." 06/01/2005 p.86 |
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