The China Syndrome (1979) |
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| Director(s) | James Bridges |
| Producer(s) | Michael Douglas, Bruce Gilbert, Jack Jr. |
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The China Syndrome
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1979
Jane Fonda
(as Kimberly Wells)
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Jack Lemmon
(as Jack Godell)
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Scott Brady
(as Herman De Young)
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Wilford Brimley
(as Ted Spindler)
The China Syndrome Overview:
The China Syndrome (1979) was a - Film directed by James Bridges and produced by Michael Douglas, Bruce Gilbert and Jack Smith Jr..
Academy Awards 1979 --- Ceremony Number 53 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Jack Lemmon | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Jane Fonda | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, James Bridges | Nominated |
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The China Syndrome—More Than a Conspiracy Thriller
Jane Fonda as Kimberly. Kimberly Wells (Jane Fonda), an ambitious reporter for an L.A. television station, wants to be a serious journalist. Instead, her condescending boss has given her “puff pieces”—stories about singing telegrams and tiger birthday parties at the zoo. Another r... Read full article
The China Syndrome (1979)
Being on the brink of nuclear war is a niche our country has occupied as long as I’ve been alive. In the late ’70s though the concept felt all too real as nuclear warheads proliferated other countries and the Cold War lumbered to life. But with our eyes trained firmly across the ocean, a... Read full article
The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome (James Bridges, 1979) Kimberly Wells (Jane Fonda) is a television reporter put on jobs about hot air balloons and carnavalesque info for the channel 3. It is clear in her boss’s mind that her looks and beautiful face goth er the job. But she knows she can do deep subject re... Read full article
The China Syndrome (1979) and Michael Douglas at #TCMFF
Michael Douglas and Ben Mankiewicz at the 2017 TCMFF. Publicity Photo courtesy of Getty & TCM Timing is everything. Michael Douglas's nuclear thriller The China Syndrome (1979) debuted on March 16th, 1979 and twelve days later a nuclear meltdown occurred on 3 Mile Island. The fictional event ... Read full article
The China Syndrome (1979) and Michael Douglas at #TCMFF
Michael Douglas and Ben Mankiewicz at the 2017 TCMFF. Publicity Photo courtesy of Getty & TCM Timing is everything. Michael Douglas's nuclear thriller The China Syndrome (1979) debuted on March 16th, 1979 and twelve days later a nuclear meltdown occurred on 3 Mile Island. The fictional event ... Read full article
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