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In California, Kimberly Wells (Jane Fonda) is a tv reporter, doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, with her cameraman Richard Adams (Michael Douglas). While interviewing Bill Gibson at the local nuclear power plant, they witness an accident. Adams and Wells are determined to publicise the incident. They will soon find that there is a conspiracy struggling to be kept a secret. A good movie
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It wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I always had a weak spot for Michael Douglas and Jane Fonda, I thought I might as well check it out. Eventually, I’m rather surprised that this movie is pretty much forgotten as it is in fact a fairly realistic and quite entertaining thriller dealing with a possible nuclear threat. In fact, I think it must be the most realistic dis... read more
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, an 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.
Release date: 16 March 1979
UPC: 043396015999
UPC: 043396015999
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