Panic (1947)

Director
Julien Duvivier

Main cast
Michel Simon; Viviane Romance; Paul Bernard; Charles Dorat; Lucas Gridoux

Genres
Drama

Description
The strange and slightly unsettling Monsieur Hire is suspected of a crime. A crowd tracks the man down, who seeks escape on the roof of a building.


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