Rent The China Syndrome (1979)
3.7 of 5 from 139 ratings
1h 57min
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- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When a reporter and cameraman (Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas) are assigned to cover the daily routine of a nuclear power plant, they witness and record an accident which could have wiped out the whole of Southern California, but their bosses refuse to broadcast the footage.
- Actors:
- Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Wilford Brimley, Richard Herd, Daniel Valdez, Stan Bohrman, James Karen, Michael Alaimo, Donald Hotton, Khalilah Ali, Paul Larson, Ron Lombard, Tom Eure, Nick Pellegrino, Daniel Lewk, Allan Chinn
- Directors:
- James Bridges
- Producers:
- Michael Douglas
- Writers:
- Mike Gray, TS Cook, James Bridges
- Others:
- TS Cook, George Jenkins, Arthur Jeph Parker
- Aka:
- An Element of Risk / Broken Trust / Chain Reaction
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Films About Television: Part 1, Acting Up: Top 10 Performances At Cannes, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Films to Watch If You Like..., A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1979, Top 100 AFI Thrills, Top Films, What's Next: 10 Films to Watch if You Like Chernobyl
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/06/2018
- Run Time:
- 123 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- The John Player Lecture with Jack Lemmon (1973, 80 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Philip Oakes at London's National Film Theatre
- Assessing the Fallout (2018, 18 mins): Professor Tony Shaw, author of Rotten to the Core: Exposing America's Energy-Media Complex in*The China Syndrome', discusses the film and the issues it raises
- A Fusion of Talent (1999, 28 mins): documentary about the making of the film, featuring interviews with cast and crew, including Jane Fonda, actor-producer Michael Douglas, executive producer Bruce Gilbert, and actor Jack Larson, partner of director James Bridges
- Creating a Controversy (1999, 30 mins): a look at the film's impact and the real-life events which occurred just after its release
- Deleted Scenes (4 mins)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Image Gallery: publicity stills and promotional material
- UK Premiere on Blu-ray
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Reviews (1) of The China Syndrome
Still holds up well despite being 40 years old - The China Syndrome review by AF
Still packs punch.
The plot and acting get over some fairing basic action scenes.
The best scenes involve Jack Lemmon. Corporate greed and politics are slightly overdone, but the human aspects ring true.
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