Silkwood (1983)

  • R
  • 12/14/1983 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller
  • 2h 11m

On November 13, 1974, Karen Silkwood, an employee of a nuclear facility, left to meet with a reporter from the New York Times. She never got there.

Overview

Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.

Mike Nichols

Director

Nora Ephron

Screenplay

Alice Arlen

Screenplay

Cast

Meryl Streep's headshot

Meryl Streep

Karen Silkwood
Kurt Russell's headshot

Kurt Russell

Drew Stephens
Cher's headshot

Cher

Dolly Pelliker
Craig T. Nelson's headshot

Craig T. Nelson

Winston
Fred Ward's headshot

Fred Ward

Morgan
Diana Scarwid's headshot

Diana Scarwid

Angela
Ron Silver's headshot

Ron Silver

Paul Stone
Charles Hallahan's headshot

Charles Hallahan

Earl Lapin

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