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.
The film premiered at the 2025 Buffalo International Film Festival on October 16 as the festival's Closing Night Gala Film, notable for being entirely shot in the city of Buffalo.
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Plot
Based on true events, the film centers on the Panic of 1907 in New York City, following a group of unscrupulous bankers and businessmen whose actions brought the American economy to the verge of collapse.
Cast
Cary Elwes as Charles Barney
Colm Meaney as J.P. Morgan
Cristiana Dell'Anna as Belle da Costa Greene
Justin Chatwin as Herbert Satterlee
Malcolm McDowell as Stanford White
Anastasiya Mitrunen as Lily Barney
Tim Daly as William Whitney
Jefferson Mays as Teddy Roosevelt
Jay Huguley as Charles Schwab
Ned Bellamy as A. Foster Higgins
Jason Alan Smith as Charles Morse
Timothy McNeil as Fritz Heinze
Dieter Riesle as Jacob Schiff
Larry Petersen as George Cortelyou
Elisabeth Adams as Helen Barney
Alberto Frezza as Gianni Innocenti
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.