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Episode Detail: The China Syndrome - Movies That Shook the World

A look at “The China Syndrome,” the 1979 thriller about a nuclear calamity that foreshadowed the Three Mile Island accident. Included: archival news footage; clips from the film; interviews with activists, critics, and cast members and crew. Jeff Goldblum narrates.
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Premiered: September 09, 2005, on AMC
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Premise: A nine-part series examining the impact on society of controversial films includes remarks by critics, actors, directors, producers and scholars, who comment on the content and context of films such as D.W. Griffith's `The Birth of a Nation' (1915) and Spike Lee's `Do the Right Thing' (1989).

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