Directed by:
James BridgesCinematography:
James CrabeCast:
Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Wilford Brimley, James Karen, Lewis Arquette, Michael Mann, Daniel Valdez (more)Plots(1)
When a reporter and cameraman 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. (Powerhouse Films)
Cast
![Jane Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390332_c83cf3.jpg)
Jane Fonda
USA
Best movies:
On Golden Pond (1981)
Coming Home (1978)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
![Jack Lemmon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/219/165219959_48453f.jpg)
Jack Lemmon
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
JFK (1991)
The Apartment (1960)
![Michael Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/415/164415415_1e0c66.jpg)
Michael Douglas
USA
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Falling Down (1993)
![Scott Brady](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/317/317713_f8f28b.jpg)
Scott Brady
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
The China Syndrome (1979)
![James Hampton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/500/500025_beb3a7.jpg)
James Hampton
USA
Best movies:
Sling Blade (1996)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Soldier Blue (1970)
![Peter Donat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273532_c674b1.jpg)
Peter Donat
Canada
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
![Wilford Brimley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/678/164678053_d09b52.jpg)
Wilford Brimley
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Brubaker (1980)
The Natural (1984)
![James Karen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280326_248ee7.jpg)
James Karen
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Lewis Arquette
USA
Best movies:
Tango & Cash (1989)
The China Syndrome (1979)
The Linguini Incident (1991)
Michael Mann
Best movies:
The China Syndrome (1979)
Coma (1978)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Daniel Valdez
USA
Best movies:
La Bamba (1987)
The China Syndrome (1979)
Born in East L.A. (1987)
![Richard Herd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/633/158633839_6742bb.jpg)
Richard Herd
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
V (1983) (TV movie)
Betty Harford
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Spartacus (1960)
The China Syndrome (1979)
![Darrell Larson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/862/160862865_62e3dc.jpg)
Darrell Larson
USA
Best movies:
Frances (1982)
The China Syndrome (1979)
Hero (1992)
Rita Taggart
USA
Best movies:
Coming Home (1978)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Donald Hotton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/762/161762504_019f79.jpg)
Donald Hotton
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Up in Smoke (1978)
The China Syndrome (1979)
James Kline
Best movies:
The China Syndrome (1979)
Tom Horn (1980)
The Electric Horseman (1979)
Frank Cavestani
Best movies:
Apollo 13 (1995)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
A Few Good Men (1992)
Peter Eastman
UK
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Casino (1995)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Bart Greene
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
All the President's Men (1976)
Columbo (1971) (series)