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The China Syndrome
TrailerA news reporter and her cameraman are unintentional witnesses to a SCRAM incident, an emergency core shutdown procedure at a nuclear power plant in California. Something is terribly wrong at the plant, but its owners are more interested in finances and public relations, and cover the entire matter up.Actors: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Wilford Brimley, Richard Herd, Daniel Valdez, Stan Bohrman, James Karen, ...»Director: James BridgesCountry: United StatesDuration: 122 minQuality: HDRelease: 1979IMDb: 7.40 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Actors of "The China Syndrome"
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Characters of "The China Syndrome"
Kimberly WellsPlayed by: Jane Fonda
Jack GodellPlayed by: Jack Lemmon
Richard AdamsPlayed by: Michael Douglas
Herman De YoungPlayed by: Scott Brady
Bill GibsonPlayed by: James Hampton
Don JacovichPlayed by: Peter Donat
Ted SpindlerPlayed by: Wilford Brimley
Evan McCormackPlayed by: Richard Herd
Hector SalasPlayed by: Daniel Valdez
Pete MartinPlayed by: Stan Bohrman
Mac ChurchillPlayed by: James Karen
Greg MinorPlayed by: Michael Alaimo
Dr. LowellPlayed by: Donald Hotton
MargePlayed by: Khalilah Ali
D.B. RoycePlayed by: Paul Larson
BarneyPlayed by: Ron Lombard
TommyPlayed by: Tom Eure
BordenPlayed by: Nick Pellegrino
DonnyPlayed by: Daniel Lewk
HoltPlayed by: Allan Chinn
Control GuardPlayed by: Martin Fiscoe
TV DirectorPlayed by: Alan Kaul
Technical DirectorPlayed by: David Eisenbise
News ReporterPlayed by: Frank Cavestani
SportscasterPlayed by: Reuben Collins
MortPlayed by: E. Hampton Beagle
HatcherPlayed by: Lewis Arquette
Rita JacovichPlayed by: Rita Taggart
HarmonPlayed by: James Hall
WaitressPlayed by: Carol Schlanger
Alma SpindlerPlayed by: Trudy Lane
Woman at DemonstrationPlayed by: Betty Harford
Pro-Nuclear WitnessPlayed by: Al Baietti
SashaPlayed by: Diandra Morrell
Young DemonstratorPlayed by: Darrell Larson
Gate GuardPlayed by: Roger Pancake
Security AgentPlayed by: Joe Lowry
Fire RescuePlayed by: Harry M. Williams
Jaws of LifePlayed by: Dennis Barker
Highway PatrolmanPlayed by: Joseph Garcia
JimPlayed by: James Kline -
Directors of "The China Syndrome"
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Creators of "The China Syndrome"
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Critic Reviews of "The China Syndrome"
VarietyMarch 26, 2009A moderately compelling thriller about the potential perils of nuclear energy, whose major fault is an overweening sense of its own self-importance.
Time OutJune 24, 2006All a bit too earnest, despite the seriousness of the subject, with Fonda setting her jaw and stepping into father's footsteps as Tinseltown's very own protector of humanity; but it's tightly scripted and directed, and genuinely tense in places.
Chicago Sun-TimesOctober 23, 2004A terrific thriller that incidentally raises the most unsettling questions about how safe nuclear power plants really are.
New York TimesMay 20, 2003The three stars are splendid, but maybe Miss Fonda is just a bit more than that. Her performance is not that of an actress in a star's role, but that of an actress creating a character that happens to be major within the film.
Parallax ViewMarch 25, 2011What we must quarrel with is the heartless, devious, and appallingly manipulative manner in which the authors of the film have drawn their good-guys-and-bad-guys battlelines ...
Film4March 27, 2009The film is one of those rare modern thrillers that manages to combine fantastic acting and intelligent dialogue with real, heart-stopping suspense.
Ozus' World Movie ReviewsJanuary 30, 2009It's an exciting and worthwhile old-fashioned thriller about the dangers of a nuclear power accident.
Los Angeles AlternativeMarch 25, 2006Crackling drama about TV reporter (Jane Fonda) investigating a coverup at a faulty nuclear reactor, and pressing upon conflicted technician played by the first-rate Jack Lemmon to go public with the story.
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