Silkwood - 1984

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.

131min
1984
U
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.1/10

Cast

Meryl Streep profile pictureMeryl StreepKaren Silkwood
Kurt Russell profile pictureKurt RussellDrew Stephens
Cher profile pictureCherDolly Pelliker
Fred Ward profile pictureFred WardMorgan
Ron Silver profile pictureRon SilverPaul Stone
Josef Sommer profile pictureJosef SommerMax Richter
Sudie Bond profile pictureSudie BondThelma Rice
Henderson Forsythe profile pictureHenderson ForsytheQuincy Bissell
E. Katherine Kerr profile pictureE. Katherine KerrGilda Schultz
Bruce McGill profile pictureBruce McGillMace Hurley
J. C. Quinn profile pictureJ. C. QuinnCurtis Schultz
M. Emmet Walsh profile pictureM. Emmet WalshWalt Yarborough
Graham Jarvis profile pictureGraham JarvisDoctor at Union Meeting
James Rebhorn profile pictureJames RebhornLos Alamos Doctor
Bill Cobbs profile pictureBill CobbsMan in Lunchroom
Ray Baker profile pictureRay BakerPete Dawson
Tess Harper profile pictureTess HarperLinda Dawson
Anthony Heald profile pictureAnthony Heald2nd Doctor at Union Meeting
Gary Grubbs profile pictureGary GrubbsRandy Fox

About Silkwood

Silkwood 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.

Age Rating: U
Runtime: 131min

Extra details

Original Title: Silkwood
Original Language: English
Budget: $10,000,000.00
Revenue: $35,600,000.00
Directed By: Mike Nichols
Production Companies
ABC Motion Pictures