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The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

1979·1h 57mmoviePG
DramaThriller

A modern nightmare nearly becomes reality in this tension-filled story about an "incident" at a nuclear power plant. Jane Fonda stars as Kimberly Wells, an ambitious TV reporter covering a story on energy sources, who is present at the nuclear plant when a startling accident occurs that nearly causes the meltdown of the reactor. A newsreel cameraman accompanying Wells (Michael ...

🏆 Nominated: Academy Award for Best Actress (1980)🏆 Nominated: Academy Award for Best Actor (1980)

Directed by James Bridges

Starring Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Jack Lemmon, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Wilford Brimley

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