Silkwood (1983) Movie Guide, Cast, Credits & Where To Watch

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Silkwood Overview

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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Silkwood Details

User Rating
7
Running Time
131
Certification
r
Tagline
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.
Original Title
Silkwood
Release Date
1983-12-14 00:00:00
Budget
10000000
Revenue
35616970

Silkwood Career and Cast Highlights

Key credits listed on this page include Mike Nichols, Alice Arlen, Nora Ephron, Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, and Fred Ward.

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