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Panic (1977)

Panic poster
Original title
Panique
Directed by
Jean-Claude Lord
Genre
drama
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A crisis unfolds in a Quebec city when industrial pollution poisons the drinking water. Authorities and residents scramble to deal with the contamination and its deadly effects.

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What happens

Panic (French: Panique) is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Lord and released in 1977. The film centres on a crisis in the fictional city of Port-Champlain, Quebec, after industrial pollution has poisoned the city's drinking water. The film's cast includes Paule Baillargeon, Jean Coutu, Lise Thouin, Pierre Thériault, Jacques Thisdale, Raymond Lévesque, Gérard Poirier, Jean-Marie Lemieux, Benoît Girard, Claude Michaud, Marc Legault, Pierre Gobeil, J-Léo Gagnon and Roger Lebel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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