Silkwood
1983 · Movie · R · 131 min · ★ 6.9
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-12-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 131 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (352 votes)
- Budget
- $10,000,000
Themes
- plutonium
- staged death
- radiation
- oklahoma
- nuclear radiation
- nuclear power plant
- idealism
- idealist
- labor organizer
- labor union
- workers union
- suspicious death
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1984 · nominated
Cast & crew
Meryl Streep
as Karen Silkwood
Kurt Russell
as Drew Stephens
Cher
as Dolly Pelliker
Craig T. Nelson
as Winston
Fred Ward
as Morgan
Diana Scarwid
as Angela
Ron Silver
as Paul Stone
Charles Hallahan
as Earl Lapin
Josef Sommer
as Max Richter
Sudie Bond
as Thelma Rice
Directed by Mike Nichols