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Silkwood
“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.”
6.9 / 10• 1983• 2h 11m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Meryl Streep
Karen Silkwood
Lead
Kurt Russell
Drew Stephens
Cher
Dolly Pelliker
Craig T. Nelson
Winston
Fred Ward
Morgan
Diana Scarwid
Angela
Ron Silver
Paul Stone
Charles Hallahan
Earl Lapin
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mike Nichols's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Silkwood is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
