''Panic'' (french: Panique) is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by

Jean-Claude Lord Jean-Claude Lord (6 June 1943 – 15 January 2022) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He was one of the most commercial of the Québécois directors in the 1970s, aiming his feature films at a mass audience and dealing with political ...

and released in 1977.

Gerald Pratley Gerald Arthur Pratley (September 3, 1923 – March 14, 2011) was a Canadian film critic and historian.Piers Handling"Gerald Arthur Pratley" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', September 18, 2011. A longtime film critic for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp ...

, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 165. The film centres on a crisis in the fictional city of Port-Champlain,

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, after industrial pollution has poisoned the city's drinking water. The film's cast includes Paule Baillargeon, Jean Coutu,

Lise Thouin Lise Thouin (10 July 1950) is a French Canadian actress and writer.Bulletin critique du livre français - Issues 583-584 1997- Page 1062 "De retour d'un voyage en Europe, la comédienne Lise Thouin est atteinte, durant l'été 85, par un virus foud ...

, Pierre Thériault, Jacques Thisdale,

Raymond Lévesque Raymond Lévesque (October 7, 1928 – February 15, 2021) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and poet from Quebec. One of the pioneers of the ''chansonnier'' tradition in Quebec, he was best known for writing " Quand les hommes vivront d'amour", on ...

Gérard Poirier Gérard Poirier (4 February 1930 – 19 December 2021) was a Canadian actor and director. Life and career Born in Montreal in 1930, Poirier began acting in the theatre at the age of 12. He graduated from the Collège André-Grasset in 1952 an ...

, Jean-Marie Lemieux, Benoît Girard, Claude Michaud, Marc Legault, Pierre Gobeil, J-Léo Gagnon and

Roger Lebel Roger Lebel (June 5, 1923 – June 18, 1994) was a Canadian actor. Career Label was born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada. A Québécois character actor, Roger Lebel began his career on stage and in radio. He started to show up movies in the ...

.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Panique – Film de Jean-Claude Lord"
''Films du Québec'', March 24, 2009.

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* 1977 films 1977 drama films Canadian thriller drama films Films shot in Quebec Films directed by Jean-Claude Lord French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub