- 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: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Chinese, Thai
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Sony Pictures
- DVD Release Date: 26 Oct 2004
- Run Time: 122 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0002VYOWC
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 107,679 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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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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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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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 no-one wants to take responsibility. The screenplay is as precise and accurate as a swiss timepiece, but it`s the quality of the acting that sucks you in, particularly Jack Lemmon`s, performance. You find yourself mentaly and physicaly responding to what he`s gong through, SO convincing is he. Fonda and Douglass are both beautifuly pitched, and would steal any other film, but at his best, and this is at his best, Lemmon was unparralelled. He is everyman in an impossible situation. The story is tense and exiting, believable and definately not dated. The result is totaly engrosing. Sometimes you want a duvet night with beers or candy floss, and why not. Sometimes you want a duvet night with a glass of wine and someone to hold on to. This is for those nights.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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As amazon has again dumped all the reviews of the bare bones edition under the graphics for the region 1 SE i will let you know of the extras on the SE disc.It has deleted scenes(3:51) and a 2 part making of which lasts nearly an hour.Hope this helps someone who might actually want the SE.
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Nuclear Powerful
Saw this film on its initial UK cinema release and was hooked from the start. Then bought it on VHS and finally on DVD. Read more
Published 8 months ago by roger c willis
The truth really can hurt!
I have recently watched this film again, and it was even more powerful than before, with excellent performances by Fonda, Lemmon and Douglas. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Gordon
A must-see
This is a terrific film. For anyone who has concerns over the safety or otherwise of nuclear power, then I'd strongly recommend this film. Read more
Published 11 months ago by David P. Daish
A CLASSIC IN A LONG LINE OF '70s CONSPIRACY THRILLERS.
Maybe it was the impact of President Nixon and the Watergate scandal, but no decade has presented the genre of the "conspiracy thriller" as grippingly as the 1970s. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr. L. F. G. Ballinger
This one has got to be on every conspiracy theorists wish list
This one has got to be on every conspiracy theorists wish list
I was not really great fan of conspiracy theory films or horror for that matter. Read more
I was not really great fan of conspiracy theory films or horror for that matter. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2009 by Peter Wade
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
Published on 19 April 2009 by Jacques COULARDEAU
Nuclear
The China Syndrome is a film about corruption and greed. Money seems to take precident over the safety of peoples lives and automatically made me think about what sort of things... Read more
Published on 14 April 2009 by Mr. S. Hitchenson
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
Published on 26 Oct 2008 by Oscar Del Santo
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
27 years old and still relevant
A hairy Michael Douglas and thin-lipped, unwrinkled Jane Fonda complement each other perfectly in this pacy tale of corporate misbehaviour. Read more
Published on 6 July 2005 by Barton Keyes
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