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A disaster beyond imagination... and they said it could never happen.
Mar 2, 1986 · 1h 32m
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The manager of a chemical plant and a city manager rise up against their respective bosses to keep a town safe in this ecologically conscientious made-for-TV disaster film. It all begins when the owners of Citichem order the plant manager to enact dangerous cost cuts that compromise the safety of the plant. He protests, but it is to no avail and a worker dies. At the same time, the city manager tries to warn the people that a deadly disaster is imminent, but he ends up gagged by the local politicians. Meanwhile, just when the community is at its most unprepared, a melt-down occurs and the town is drenched in deadly chemicals.

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CAST

Brian Dennehy
Don Sheppard
Kenneth McMillan
Wes Boggs
Christine Ebersole
Lee Snyder
Beah Richards
Sally Framm
Richard Gilliland
David Kohler
Vic Polizos
Lou Keller
Peter Jurasik
Jack Morris
Cicely Tyson
Janet Framm
Directed by Rick Wallace

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
ABC, ABC Circle Films
Country
US

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