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  • Actors: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton
  • Directors: James Bridges
  • Writers: James Bridges, Mike Gray, T.S. Cook
  • Producers: Michael Douglas, Bruce Gilbert, Jack Smith Jr., James Nelson
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Uca Catalogue
  • DVD Release Date: 13 Oct 2003
  • Run Time: 122 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000DK4PC
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,507 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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James Bridges (Urban Cowboy, Bright Lights, Big City) directed this 1979 film that became a worldwide sensation when, just weeks after its release, the Three Mile Island nuclear accident occurred. Jane Fonda (Klute, Julia) plays a television news reporter who is not taken very seriously until a routine story at the local nuclear power plant leads her to what may be a cover-up of epic proportions. She and her cameraman, played by Michael Douglas (Wall Street, American President), hook up with a whistleblower at the plant, played by Jack Lemmon (Save the Tiger, Missing). Together they try to uncover the dangers lurking beneath the nuclear reactor and avoid being silenced by the business interests behind the plant. Though topical, The China Syndrome (produced by Douglas) works on its own as a socially conscious thriller that entertains even as it spurs its audience to think. --Robert Lane

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars 27 years old and still relevant, 6 Jul 2005
By Barton Keyes "barton keyes" (England) - See all my reviews
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A hairy Michael Douglas and thin-lipped, unwrinkled Jane Fonda complement each other perfectly in this pacy tale of corporate misbehaviour. A plausible story-line (with minimal logical disjunctures), workmanlike acting, tight editing and good camerawork all combine to produce a film that, despite the fact it was made over a quarter of a century ago, is as gripping to watch as any current corporate thriller.

The weak point is Jack Lemmon whose character, exhibiting all the usual physical tics that he uses to pass for characterisation,it is difficult to believe was supposedly a naval nuclear submarine commander prior to joining California Gas and Electric (the corporate villain). Bluntly his performance is weak until the final scenes when he puts in a storming display as the confused, disillusioned company man betrayed by the company.

The story line is tight and still relevant today. Only the fashions (and the cars)betray the film's age.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Film, 8 Feb 2002
This review is from: The China Syndrome (1981) (Widescreen) [DVD] (DVD)
A surprising drama/thriller from director James Bridges. Produced by and starring Michael Douglas, but the main leads are a terrific Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon showing us once again how diverse he is. The film has some good stand-points on the power of the media and also the politics and morals of those big money makers. It's a must see, and has one of those climaxing endings which makes my heart thump every time I see it.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Prophesy to Oscar win in one bound., 22 Feb 2001
This review is from: The China Syndrome (1981) (Widescreen) [DVD] (DVD)
Let's be honest, predicting a nuclear reactor problem and releasing it a couple of weks before the Three Mile Island disaster was never going to hurt this film was it?

That such acting lumiaries as Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas are the main players hardly sets it back either.

The quality of scripting, storytelling, production, etc. means nothing can stop this film from easily being a classic film in anybody's language.

If you've never seen this film, buy it, watch it and be impressed.

If you have seen it then you need no encouragement from me...

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5.0 out of 5 stars This one has got to be on every conspiracy theorists wish list
This one has got to be on every conspiracy theorists wish list

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5.0 out of 5 stars The main danger is not nuclear
This film is of course old (1979) and it is based on hypotheses that come from the late 60s and the early 70s. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Nuclear
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5.0 out of 5 stars A late 70's classic and a cautionary tale
'The China Syndrome' looks 30 years later almost as intense and vibrant as it was when it was first released just days prior to a major nuclear accident in the US... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless and relevant, stunningly well acted
I don`t realy want to go too far into the plot, except to say that it`s premise is almost inevitable in real life, a routine breakdown in a neuclear power plant spirals because... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Daft

4.0 out of 5 stars Intense and intriguing film
"The China Syndrome" is an intelligent, well acted and uncannily prophetic thriller about an accident in an American nuclear power plant that almost led to a core meltdown ; the... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2006 by L. Davidson

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The china syndrome is a masterpeice! performances... perfect!
A spooky tension mounts to a soul crushing and apocalypitic climax!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping
If I were to compile a list of my top ten films, this would certainly be in there. Preferably near the top. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2004 by Dan Craggs

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