- HD 1080
- Runtime: 122m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: James Bridges
- Stars: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton
- keywords: california, telecaster, radiation, energy policy, earthquake, nuclear power plant, cinematographer, core melt, conspiracy, tv reporter, atomic reactor, whistleblower, falsification, nuclear accident, picketing, turbine
- Production_studio: Columbia Pictures, IPC Films
- Slogan: People who know the meaning of "The China Syndrome" are scared... Soon you will know.
- providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- The The China Syndrome is featured in the top rankings of 1979
- #23 in Top Drama Movies of 1979
- #4 in Top Thriller Movies of 1979
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
