Panique (1946)

Directed by

Julien Duvivier

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 91 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A strange and solitary man becomes the target of suspicion in a small French town after a murder. The community's distrust and cruelty escalate against him, fueled by gossip and prejudice.

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What happens

Panique, also released as Panic, is a 1946 French film directed by Julien Duvivier starring Michel Simon and Viviane Romance. The screenplay is based on the novel Les Fiançailles de M. Hire by Georges Simenon. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice, with sets designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. In 1989 Patrice Leconte made a second film based on the same novel Monsieur Hire with Michel Blanc in the title role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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