The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome (translated: the China Syndrome) is an American thriller from 1979. Actors in the film are Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady,James Hampton , Peter Donat, Richard Herd, and Wilford Brimley.

The film is written by Mike Gray, T.S. Cook and James Bridges, and directed by James Bridges.

The film was nominated for Academy Awards for "best male actor in a leading role" for the role of Jack Lemmon, "best female actor in a leading role" for the role of Jane Fonda, best setopmaak for George Jenkins and a nomination for best screen view. Also, the film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film festival in 1979. Jack Lemmon won the title "best actor" for his role. The scenario in 1980 won the price for the Writers Guild of America.

In the film, the story told of a reporter and a cameraman, who discover withholds a nuclear power plant safety problems. The title refers to the case where a meltdown occurs at a nuclear power plant. When this happens the core would theoretically by the Earth melt until it reaches China . [1] ==Story[ Edit] == While tv reporter Kimberly Wells (Jane Fonda) visits a nuclear power plant, witnesses that the central emergency braking ("SCRAM") must make. The team head Jack Godell (Jack Lemmon) notices unusual vibrations on. He discovered that one of the gauges in the control room does not work. The cooling water could reach without dangerously low value that this was noted. However, the technicians know the reactor under control.

The incident is secretly filmed by Richard Adams (Michael Douglas), the cameraman's Kimberly Wells, although was asked him to turn off his camera. When he shows the film to experts, he realizes that is almost a "China Syndrome" has occurred.

Team head Jack Godell Meanwhile discovered that x-rays of welding in the nuclear power station have been faked. He is convinced that the plant is unsafe and an accident could happen when a second emergency stop should be made. He seeks evidence to bring to the attention of the media, but is hounded by security guards of the company that the Central has built and decides to hide in the nuclear power station. Once there, he discovers to his horror that the Central at full power is established. Ontfutselt a security guard his revolver, he urges everyone to leave the control room, and claims to be interviewed live on television. Because he threatens to infect the radioactive reactor building should the Executive Board of the central here in consent.

Technicians then intentionally cause an emergency stop of the Central so that a SWATteam arrived can enter the control room. The TV cable is cut and Godell is shot by the police. While he dies, however, he again feels the unusually strong vibration of the plant. The emergency stop can only just under control and only thanks to the automatic system of the Central. As the Central Godell had predicted heavy damage by the emergency stop.

A spokesman for the electriciteitsmaatschappij tries to portray Godell as unstable and under the influence, but Jack Godells friend and colleague Ted Spindler (Wilford Brimley) is convinced that Jack had taken such drastic steps when not Goddel his story would not be correct. The film ends as the signal from the camera on location is lost and a noise screen appears. ==Receipt[ Edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The movie is released on 16 March 1979, 12 days before the nuclear accident with the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. In the film says a scientist that an area the size of the China Syndrome Pennsylvania permanently uninhabitable might make. Although in some reviews it is stated that this coincidence has helped the sales of the film,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" len="170" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" len="170" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3] , the studio has tried to exploit the accident. Thus, the studio the film withdrawn from some cinemas.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-amc_4-0" len="174" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]