1979 · 2h 02m · US PG · Drama / Thriller
The China Syndrome
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.
Starring Jane Fonda · Michael Douglas · Jack Lemmon · Scott Brady · James Hampton
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