The China Syndrome (1979) Cast & Crew

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Directed by James Bridges.

Cast

Jane Fonda as Kimberly Wells
Michael Douglas as Richard Adams
Jack Lemmon as Jack Godell
Scott Brady as Herman De Young
James Hampton as Bill Gibson
Peter Donat as Don Jacovich
Wilford Brimley as Ted Spindler
Richard Herd as Evan McCormack
Daniel Valdez as Hector Salas
Stan Bohrman as Pete Martin
James Karen as Mac Churchill
Michael Alaimo as Greg Minor
Donald Hotton as Dr. Lowell
Khalilah Ali as Marge
Paul Larson as D.B. Royce
Ron Lombard as Barney
Tom Eure as Tommy
Nick Pellegrino as Borden
Daniel Lewk as Donny
Allan Chinn as Holt
Martin Fiscoe as Control Guard
Alan Kaul as TV Director
Michael Mann as TV Consultant
David Eisenbise as Technical Director
Frank Cavestani as News Reporter
Reuben Collins as Sportscaster
E. Hampton Beagle as Mort
David Pfeiffer as David
Lewis Arquette as Hatcher
Dennis McMullen as Robertson
Rita Taggart as Rita Jacovich
James Hall as Harmon
Carol Schlanger as Waitress
Trudy Lane as Alma Spindler
Jack Smith Jr. as Tom
David Arnsen as KXLA Cameraman
Betty Harford as Woman at Demonstration
Donald Bishop as Hearings Chairman
Al Baietti as Pro-Nuclear Witness
Diandra Morrell as Sasha

Crew

Michael Douglas — Producer
James Crabe — Director of Photography
James Bridges — Director
Mike Gray — Writer
T.S. Cook — Writer
James Bridges — Writer

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