The China Syndrome (1979)
March 16, 1979
Drama, Thriller
2h 2m
![Poster for The China Syndrome](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/uHwwQIlt4XwpTFhX9ZT1A8xSW7F.jpg)
![Backdrop for The China Syndrome](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1280/qvlSLwRbTw0bY0fJmsRxzbnRHyt.jpg)
People who know the meaning of "The China Syndrome" are scared... Soon you will know.
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- James Bridges
- Kimberly Wells Jane Fonda
- Jack Godell Jack Lemmon
- Richard Adams Michael Douglas
- Herman De Young Scott Brady
- Bill Gibson James Hampton
- Don Jacovich Peter Donat
- Ted Spindler Wilford Brimley
- Evan McCormack Richard Herd
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Keywords
- california
- telecaster
- radiation
- energy policy
- earthquake
- nuclear power plant
- cinematographer
- core melt
- conspiracy
- tv reporter
- atomic reactor
- whistleblower
- falsification
- nuclear accident
- picketing
- turbine