The China Syndrome
- Original title
- The China Syndrome
- Year
- 1979
- Running time
- 123 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Michael Douglas
- Jane Fonda
- Jack Lemmon
- Scott Brady
- James Hampton
- Peter Donat
- Wilford Brimley
- Richard Herd
- Khalilah Camacho Ali
- Rita Taggart
- Daniel Valdez
- James Karen
- Donald Hotton
- Nick Pellegrino
- Michael Alaimo
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- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Mystery | Journalism. Disaster Film. Nuclear Holocaust
- Synopsis
- 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.
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- Awards
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1979: Oscars: 4 Nom. for Actor (Lemmon), Actress (Fonda), Screenplay and Art Direction1979: Golden Globes: 5 Nominations, including Best Film - Drama1979: BAFTA Awards: Best Actor (Lemmon) & Actress (Fonda). 4 Nominations1979: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director1979: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Original Drama Screenplay1979: Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor (Jack Lemmon)
- Critics' reviews
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"A tightly assembled didactic thriller."
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"A moderately compelling thriller about the potential perils of nuclear energy, whose major fault is an overweening sense of its own self-importance."
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"All a bit too earnest, despite the seriousness of the subject (...) but it's tightly scripted and directed, and genuinely tense in places."
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