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Panic in the Streets (1950) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Panic in the Streets (1950) a score of 2.7883 out of 4

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Slant Magazine - DVD Review

Elia Kazan's 1950 film noir, in which the noir element refers not to the darkness at the heart of humanity (or at least the female of the species) but instead a potential outbreak of pneumonic Black Death plague in New Orleans, Panic in the Streets is ...read the complete Panic in the Streets movie review at Slant Magazine - DVD Review

Senses of Cinema

I could exercise the techniques I'd decided I lacked. I'd make a 'silent', a film that a deaf man could follow, make it with people, or with 'my own' actors, who looked like people (1). Kazan's statement about the 'method' of Panic In The ...read the complete Panic in the Streets movie review at Senses of Cinema

Boxoffice Magazine

Obviously enjoying considerable success from their "Studio Classics" line, Fox has smartly introduced another specialty line in "Fox Film Noir." The first three titles -- "Laura," "Panic in the Streets" and "Call Northside 777" -- are definitely worthy ...read the complete Panic in the Streets movie review at Boxoffice Magazine

Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

If they're supposed to be in New Orleans, why does everyone sound like they're from Brooklyn or Tenafly? Elia Kazan has a European eye for what makes the city unique-not the famous landmarks, but streets and wall structures and kitchens-but it's not ...read the complete Panic in the Streets movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

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