Silkwood (1983)
Silkwood (1983)
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.
The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant.

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Cast

Meryl Streep Meryl Streep As: Karen Silkwood
Kurt Russell Kurt Russell As: Drew Stephens
Cher Cher As: Dolly Pelliker
Craig T. Nelson Craig T. Nelson As: Winston
Fred Ward Fred Ward As: Morgan
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Storyline

The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant.


Tagline: 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.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Language: English

Release Date: 14 December 1983

Country: US

Runtime: 131m

Company Credits

Company: ABC Motion Pictures

Budget: $10,000,000

Revenue: $35,600,000

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Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Karen Silkwood

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Drew Stephens

Cher

Cher

Dolly Pelliker

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Winston

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Morgan

Diana Scarwid

Diana Scarwid

Angela

Ron Silver

Ron Silver

Paul Stone

Charles Hallahan

Charles Hallahan

Earl Lapin

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Max Richter

Sudie Bond

Sudie Bond

Thelma Rice

Henderson Forsythe

Henderson Forsythe

Quincy Bissell

E. Katherine Kerr

E. Katherine Kerr

Gilda Schultz

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Mace Hurley

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Wesley

J.C. Quinn

J.C. Quinn

Curtis Schultz

Kent Broadhurst

Kent Broadhurst

Carl

Richard Hamilton

Richard Hamilton

Georgie

Les Lannom

Les Lannom

Jimmy

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Walt Yarborough

Graham Jarvis

Graham Jarvis

Doctor at Union Meeting

James Rebhorn

James Rebhorn

Los Alamos Doctor

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Man in Lunchroom

Ray Baker

Ray Baker

Pete Dawson

Will Patton

Will Patton

Joe

Tom Stovall

Tom Stovall

3rd Los Alamos Doctor

Drew Stephens

Drew Stephens

Waiter (uncredited)

Tess Harper

Tess Harper

Linda Dawson

Anthony Heald

Anthony Heald

2nd Doctor at Union Meeting

Gary Grubbs

Gary Grubbs

Randy Fox

Directed By

Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols

Director

Joel Tuber

Joel Tuber

Second Assistant Director

Michael Hausman

Michael Hausman

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Nora Ephron

Nora Ephron

Screenplay

Alice Arlen

Alice Arlen

Screenplay

Production Crew

Larry Cano

Larry Cano

Executive Producer

Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols

Producer

Buzz Hirsch

Buzz Hirsch

Executive Producer

Michael Hausman

Michael Hausman

Producer

Mary Goldberg

Mary Goldberg

Casting

Joel Tuber

Joel Tuber

Associate Producer

Tom Stovall

Tom Stovall

Associate Producer

Richard Brick

Richard Brick

Production Manager

Herb Jellinek

Herb Jellinek

Executive In Charge Of Production

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Ann Roth

Ann Roth

Costume Design

Sound

Georges Delerue

Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

Tom Fleischman

Tom Fleischman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Miroslav Ondříček

Miroslav Ondříček

Director of Photography

Tom Priestley Jr.

Tom Priestley Jr.

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Patrizia von Brandenstein

Patrizia von Brandenstein

Production Design

Pam Hausman

Pam Hausman

Assistant Production Design

Russ Goble

Russ Goble

Property Master

Derek R. Hill

Derek R. Hill

Set Decoration

Ken Walker

Ken Walker

Assistant Property Master

John Dapper

John Dapper

Assistant Art Director

Dennis W. Peeples

Dennis W. Peeples

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Gary Paul

Gary Paul

Stunt Coordinator

Dick Warlock

Dick Warlock

Stunt Double

Randy Fife

Randy Fife

Stunts

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