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Silkwood

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.
Drama   Thriller
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 10,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1983-12-14
⌚ Running Time: 131 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.9

Beloved Cast

Meryl Streep original image
Karen Silkwood
Meryl Streep
Kurt Russell original image
Drew Stephens
Kurt Russell
Cher original image
Dolly Pelliker
Cher
Craig T. Nelson original image
Winston
Craig T. Nelson
Fred Ward original image
Morgan
Fred Ward
Diana Scarwid original image
Angela
Diana Scarwid
Ron Silver original image
Paul Stone
Ron Silver
Charles Hallahan original image
Earl Lapin
Charles Hallahan
Josef Sommer original image
Max Richter
Josef Sommer
Sudie Bond original image
Thelma Rice
Sudie Bond
Henderson Forsythe original image
Quincy Bissell
Henderson Forsythe
E. Katherine Kerr original image
Gilda Schultz
E. Katherine Kerr
Bruce McGill original image
Mace Hurley
Bruce McGill
David Strathairn original image
Wesley
David Strathairn
J.C. Quinn original image
Curtis Schultz
J.C. Quinn
Kent Broadhurst original image
Carl
Kent Broadhurst
Richard Hamilton original image
Georgie
Richard Hamilton
Les Lannom original image
Jimmy
Les Lannom
M. Emmet Walsh original image
Walt Yarborough
M. Emmet Walsh
Graham Jarvis original image
Doctor at Union Meeting
Graham Jarvis
James Rebhorn original image
Los Alamos Doctor
James Rebhorn
Bill Cobbs original image
Man in Lunchroom
Bill Cobbs
Ray Baker original image
Pete Dawson
Ray Baker
Will Patton original image
Joe
Will Patton
Tom Stovall original image
3rd Los Alamos Doctor
Tom Stovall
Drew Stephens original image
Waiter (uncredited)
Drew Stephens
Tess Harper original image
Linda Dawson
Tess Harper
Anthony Heald original image
2nd Doctor at Union Meeting
Anthony Heald
Gary Grubbs original image
Randy Fox
Gary Grubbs

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