Panic in the Streets (film)

Panic in the Streets
Theatrical release publicity artwork poster
Directed byElia Kazan
Screenplay byRichard Murphy
Daniel Fuchs
Story byEdna Anhalt
Edward Anhalt
Produced bySol C. Siegel
StarringRichard Widmark
Paul Douglas
Barbara Bel Geddes
Jack Palance
Zero Mostel
CinematographyJoseph MacDonald
Edited byHarmon Jones
Music byAlfred Newman
Production
company
Distributed byTwentieth Century-Fox
Release dates
  • August 4, 1950 (1950-08-04) (New York)
  • September 15, 1950 (1950-09-15) (Los Angeles)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,400,000

Panic in the Streets is a 1950 American medical-themed film noir thriller directed by Elia Kazan and released by Twentieth Century-Fox. It was shot exclusively on location in New Orleans, Louisiana and features numerous scenes around the city and Port of New Orleans along the Mississippi River. Many local citizens appear in both speaking and non-speaking roles.

The film tells the story of a city's efforts to forestall a deadly epidemic of pneumonic plague.

The score was composed by Alfred Newman.