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The China Syndrome

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This gripping 1979 drama about the dangers of nuclear power carried an extra jolt when a real-life accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania occurred just weeks after the film opened. Read More
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Kimberly Wells
Jack Godell
Richard Adams
Herman De Young
Bill Gibson
Don Jacovich
Ted Spindler
Evan McCormack
Hector Salas
Peter Martin
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