The Panic

The Panic

Based on a true story and takes place in 1907 in New York as real-life bankers J. P. Morgan and Charles Barney grapple with a financial crisis sparked by Barney’s failed attempt to manipulate the copper market. As Morgan strives to safeguard his empire he becomes entangled in a clandestine struggle involving his brilliant mistress, Belle de Costa Greene, who ran his world-famous library.

Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Drama
Director
Daniel Adams

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Buffalo

The Panic is a 2025 American period drama film about the Panic of 1907 in New York City, based on true events. Written and directed by Daniel Adams, the film stars Cary Elwes, Colm Meaney, Cristiana Dell'Anna, Justin Chatwin, and Malcolm McDowell.

Production

Blue Fox Entertainment introduced the project to the international buyers at the 2024 Cannes Film Market in May, announcing that Donald Sutherland, Cary Elwes, Cristiana Dell'Anna, Justin Chatwin, Anastasiya Mitrunen and Malcolm McDowell are attached to star in the film. It was later revealed that Colm Meaney replaced Sutherland.

Principal photography began in Buffalo, New York on June 4, 2024, and concluded on June 27, 2024.

Many interior scenes were shot at the newly founded Great Point Studios in Buffalo. Other locations used for filming include the M&T Bank, Williams-Butler Mansion, Ellicott Square Building and Fort Niagara State Park.

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