panic in the street be a fairly unknown little movie from director elia kazan and be make before his classic masterpiece such a a streetcar name desire and on the waterfront and east of eden . kazan already win an oscar in 1947 and before this movie and so he be not a completely unknown at the time . still panic in the street be mostly a movie that pass under the radar . the great thing about this movie be the oscar win script . it have a very good concept and it excellent tense thriller material with a sniff of crime or film noir element . the dialog in this movie be also absolutely magnificent and give the movie a feel of reality and credibility . the cast be fairly unknown ( especially at the time it be release ) but it still feature zero mostel and jack palance in one of their first movie role . especially palance impress a the tough gangster bos and with a very powerful look face . still the movie drag a little at some point . the movie start of very well but after the start the movie slow down and do not always make the right decision in term of pace and the point of view the story be tell from . yet and panic in the street remain a perfectly watchable movie and mainly due to it solid script and powerful dialog that make the movie a believable one to watch . for fan of the thriller genre this be a great movie to watch . positive .