Panic () is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Lord and released in 1977.Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 165. The film centres on a crisis in the fictional city of Port-Champlain, Quebec, after industrial pollution has poisoned the city's drinking water.André Lavoie, "Fureur sur la ville avec «Panique»". Le Devoir, August 3, 2020.
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.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Panique – Film de Jean-Claude Lord". Films du Québec, March 24, 2009.
Synopsis A major city's drinking water is contaminated by chemicals from a pulp and paper mill, resulting in the death of a child. Initially in charge of communications for the company responsible, Françoise Jelinek ultimately turns against her employer.
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