(aka 'Outbreak)
directed by Elia
Kazan
USA 1950
|
Elia Kazan's 'Panic in the Streets' has Richard Widmark playing Dr.
Clinton Reed of the US Public Health Service who is chasing down a 'carrier'
named Blackie (typical Jack Palance roles). He is one of a remaining few
carrying the pneumonic
plague, a deadlier airborne version of bubonic plague. Time become their
greatest enemy tracking down Blackie in the untrusting streets of New Orleans.
A very unique and worthy
Film Noir thriller.
|
out of
Posters
 |
 |
 |
 |
Theatrical Release: June 12th, 1950
Reviews More Reviews DVD Reviews
Recommended Reading in Film Noir (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
The Third Man by Graham Greene |
The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir by Foster Hirsch |
Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City by Nicholas Christopher |
Shades of Noir: A Reader by Joan Copjec |
The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the
Classic Era of Film Noir by Eddie Muller |
The Little Black and White Book of Film Noir:
Quotations from Films of the 40's and 50's by Peg Thompson, Saeko Usukawa |
Film Noir by Alain Silver |
Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era,
1940-1959 by Michael F. Keaney |
Detours and Lost Highways: A Map of Neo-Noir by Foster Hirsch |
DVD Review: Fox - Region 1 - NTSC
| DVD Box Cover |
|
CLICK to order from:
|
| Distribution | Fox Home Entertainment - Region 1 - NTSC | |
| Runtime | 1:36:03 | |
| Video | 1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.76 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
|
|
NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
||
| Bitrate: |
|
|
| Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0) | |
| Subtitles | English, Spanish, None | |
| Features |
Release Information: Edition Details: • Commentary
by authors and historians James Ursini and Alain Silver |
|
| Comments: |
Again, just shy
of sharp, this release has a bit of softness. Funny, If I reviewed this
a year ago I would be more overjoyed, but I think we have been spoilt
lately with so many devastating Warner and Criterion releases.
I don't see any heavy manipulation, it IS HD-sourced, so I shouldn't be
complaining too much. Commentary is adequate. A decent job by Fox on an
exquisite film noir.
|
DVD Menus
 |
 |
 |
 |
Subtitle Sample
 |
Screen Captures
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| DVD Box Cover |
|
CLICK to order from:
|
| Distribution | Fox Home Entertainment - Region 1 - NTSC | |
DONATIONS Keep DVDBeaver alive and advertisement free:
Mail cheques, money orders, cash to: or CLICK PayPal logo to donate!
|
Gary Tooze
|
|
Thank You!
