Panic in the Streets

1950 film by Elia Kazan
Movie film Q266596
Panic in the Streets
Elia Kazan · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Panic in the Streets

Summary

Panic in the Streets is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Panic in the Streets received the Academy Award for Best Story[3].
  • Panic in the Streets received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • Panic in the Streets's image is recorded as Kazan's Panic in the Street trailer screenshot (21).jpg[5].
  • Panic in the Streets's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Panic in the Streets's director is recorded as Elia Kazan[7].
  • Panic in the Streets's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Murphy[8].
  • Panic in the Streets's screenwriter is recorded as Daniel Fuchs[9].
  • Panic in the Streets's composer is recorded as Billie Holiday[10].
  • Panic in the Streets's genre is recorded as film noir[11].
  • Panic in the Streets's genre is recorded as film based on literature[12].
  • Panic in the Streets's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • Panic in the Streets's cast member is recorded as Richard Widmark[14].
  • Panic in the Streets's cast member is recorded as Paul Douglas[15].
  • Panic in the Streets's cast member is recorded as Barbara Bel Geddes[16].
  • Panic in the Streets's cast member is recorded as Jack Palance[17].
  • Panic in the Streets's cast member is recorded as Zero Mostel[18].
  • Panic in the Streets's cast member is recorded as Daniela Rocca[19].
  • Panic in the Streets's cast member is recorded as Emile Meyer[20].
  • Panic in the Streets's cast member is recorded as Tommy Rettig[21].
  • Panic in the Streets's cast member is recorded as Elia Kazan[22].
  • Panic in the Streets's cast member is recorded as Alexis Minotis[23].
  • Panic in the Streets's producer is recorded as Sol C. Siegel[24].
  • Panic in the Streets's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios[25].
  • Panic in the Streets's director of photography is recorded as Joseph MacDonald[26].
  • Panic in the Streets's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0042832[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Panic in the Streets's producer is recorded as Sol C. Siegel[24]. Its director is recorded as Elia Kazan[7]. Screenwriters include Richard Murphy[8] and Daniel Fuchs[9]. Cast members include Richard Widmark[14], Paul Douglas[15], Barbara Bel Geddes[16], Jack Palance[17], Zero Mostel[18], and Daniela Rocca[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1950-08-04T00:00:00Z[29], and +1950-09-15T00:00:00Z[30]. Panic in the Streets's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include film noir[11], film based on literature[12], and drama film[13].

Subject and Themes

Panic in the Streets's main subject is recorded as epidemic[32].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Story[3], a class of award[33] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1929[36]. Reviews include 7.6/10[37] and 97%[38].

Why It Matters

Panic in the Streets ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Panic in the Streets receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Story[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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