Panic in the City is a 1968 American science fiction thriller film directed by Eddie Davis and written by Davis and Charles E. Savage. Set and filmed on location in Los Angeles in 1967, its story deals with nuclear weapons. It stars Howard Duff, Linda Cristal, Stephen McNally, Nehemiah Persoff, Anne Jeffreys, Oscar Beregi Jr. and Gregory Morton. It was released in October 1968.[1][2]

Panic in the City
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEddie Davis
Written byEddie Davis
Charles E. Savage
Produced byEarle Lyon
StarringHoward Duff
Linda Cristal
Nehemiah Persoff
CinematographyAlan Stensvold
Edited byTerry O. Morse
Music byPaul Dunlap
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Distributed byFeature Film Corp. of America
Release date
  • October 1968 (1968-10)
Running time
97 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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An agent of the National Bureau of Investigation, Dave Pomeroy, investigates the death of a European nuclear scientist and discovers a Communist plot to detonate a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles in order to instigate World War III. Once the bomb is activated and Pomeroy receives a lethal dose of ionizing radiation from it, he sacrifices himself to save the city by flying the bomb out over the Pacific Ocean in a helicopter.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Panic in the City (1968) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  2. ^ Mark Deming (2015). "Panic-in-the-City - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
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