poster

Silkwood

Drama | Thriller

6.9

Release Date

December 14, 1983

Duration

131 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Meryl Streep

Karen Silkwood

Meryl Streep

Kurt Russell

Drew Stephens

Kurt Russell

Cher

Dolly Pelliker

Cher

Craig T. Nelson

Winston

Craig T. Nelson

Fred Ward

Morgan

Fred Ward

Diana Scarwid

Angela

Diana Scarwid

Ron Silver

Paul Stone

Ron Silver

Charles Hallahan

Earl Lapin

Charles Hallahan

Josef Sommer

Max Richter

Josef Sommer

Sudie Bond

Thelma Rice

Sudie Bond

Henderson Forsythe

Quincy Bissell

Henderson Forsythe

E. Katherine Kerr

Gilda Schultz

E. Katherine Kerr

Bruce McGill

Mace Hurley

Bruce McGill

David Strathairn

Wesley

David Strathairn

J.C. Quinn

Curtis Schultz

J.C. Quinn

Kent Broadhurst

Carl

Kent Broadhurst

Richard Hamilton

Georgie

Richard Hamilton

Les Lannom

Jimmy

Les Lannom

M. Emmet Walsh

Walt Yarborough

M. Emmet Walsh

Graham Jarvis

Doctor at Union Meeting

Graham Jarvis

James Rebhorn

Los Alamos Doctor

James Rebhorn

Bill Cobbs

Man in Lunchroom

Bill Cobbs

Ray Baker

Pete Dawson

Ray Baker

Will Patton

Joe

Will Patton

Tom Stovall

3rd Los Alamos Doctor

Tom Stovall

Drew Stephens

Waiter (uncredited)

Drew Stephens

Tess Harper

Linda Dawson

Tess Harper

Anthony Heald

2nd Doctor at Union Meeting

Anthony Heald

Gary Grubbs

Randy Fox

Gary Grubbs

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