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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.

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.

Release: 1983-12-14
Runtime: 131 min
Rating: 6.942 / 10
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