The China Syndrome (1979)

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122 min - Drama | Thriller - 16 March 1979 (USA)

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A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.

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Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 13 nominations See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jane Fonda	...	Kimberly Wells
	Jack Lemmon	...	Jack Godell
	Michael Douglas	...	Richard Adams
	Scott Brady	...	Herman De Young
	James Hampton	...	Bill Gibson
	Peter Donat	...	Don Jacovich
	Wilford Brimley	...	Ted Spindler
	Richard Herd	...	Evan McCormack
	Daniel Valdez	...	Hector Salas
	Stan Bohrman	...	Pete Martin
	James Karen	...	Mac Churchill
	Michael Alaimo	...	Greg Minor
	Donald Hotton	...	Dr. Lowell
	Khalilah Ali	...	Marge
	Paul Larson	...	D.B. Royce

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Storyline

While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, an opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicise the incident but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret. Written by Dave Jenkins <david.jenkins@smallworld.co.uk>

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Today, only a handful of people know what it means... Soon you will know. See more »

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Drama | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 1979 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El síndrome de China See more »

Filming Locations:

1000 N. Crescent Drive, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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Gross:

$51,718,367 (USA)

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IPC Films See more »

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Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

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Color (Metrocolor)

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1.85 : 1

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The movie was released on March 16, 1979. By a bizarre irony, the disaster at the nuclear power plant at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island happened just 13 days later on March 28th. See more »

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Continuity: In the introduction to the news, the announcer names Kimberly Wells' segment "California Close-Up" but the anchorman calls it "California Now." See more »

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Ted Spindler: He was not a loony. He was the sanest man I ever knew in my life.
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Featured in The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy (2004) See more »

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"Somewhere in Between"
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