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Panic (1977 film)

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Panic
FrenchPanique
Directed byJean-Claude Lord
Written byJean-Claude Lord
Jean Salvy
Produced byPierre David
René Malo
StarringPaule Baillargeon
Jean Coutu
Lise Thouin
CinematographyFrançois Protat
Edited byJean-Claude Lord
Music byPierre F. Brault
Production
company
Les Productions Mutuels
Release date
  • September 16, 1977 (1977-09-16)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Panic (French: Panique) is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Lord and released in 1977.[1] The film centres on a crisis in the fictional city of Port-Champlain, Quebec, after industrial pollution has poisoned the city's drinking water.[2]

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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 165.
  2. ^ André Lavoie, "Fureur sur la ville avec «Panique»". Le Devoir, August 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Panique – Film de Jean-Claude Lord". Films du Québec, March 24, 2009.
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