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American Meltdown

American Meltdown

Terrorists didn't have to build a nuclear weapon... we built it for them.

20045.12h 0m

Overview

The telefilm centers on a present-day nuclear plant disaster and its aftermath.

Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
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Top Cast

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Agent Tom Shea

Leslie Hope

Leslie Hope

Zoe Cox

Adrian Holmes

Adrian Holmes

Agent Charlie Jansen

Arnold Vosloo

Arnold Vosloo

Khalid / Sands

James Remar

James Remar

Colonel Boggs

Susan Merson

Susan Merson

Attorney General Zutrow

Bill Mondy

Bill Mondy

FBI Agent Tucci

Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Homeland Chief Utley

Brent Stait

Brent Stait

FBI Commander Hall

Don S. Davis

Don S. Davis

NRC Carl Mansfield

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Themes & Keywords

governmentmunitionnuclear power plantcancerterrorismfound footagenuclear reactor

About American Meltdown

American Meltdown is a drama, thriller, tv movie film released in 2004 exploring themes of government, munition, nuclear power plant, cancer, terrorism, found footage. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, it stars Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, Adrian Holmes. The telefilm centers on a present-day nuclear plant disaster and its aftermath.

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