United States / Dec 14, 1983 / R
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.
2h 11min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Charles Hallahan | Earl Lapin |
| Josef Sommer | Max Richter |
| Sudie Bond | Thelma Rice |
| Henderson Forsythe | Quincy Bissell |
| E. Katherine Kerr | Gilda Schultz |
| Bruce McGill | Mace Hurley |
| David Strathairn | Wesley |
| J.C. Quinn | Curtis Schultz |
| Kent Broadhurst | Carl |
| Richard Hamilton | Georgie |
| Les Lannom | Jimmy |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Walt Yarborough |
| Graham Jarvis | Doctor at Union Meeting |
| James Rebhorn | Los Alamos Doctor |
| Bill Cobbs | Man in Lunchroom |
| Ray Baker | Pete Dawson |
| Will Patton | Joe |
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| Tom Stovall | 3rd Los Alamos Doctor |
| Drew Stephens | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Tess Harper | Linda Dawson |
| Anthony Heald | 2nd Doctor at Union Meeting |
| Gary Grubbs | Randy Fox |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Silkwood |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ABC Motion Pictures |
| Release date | 14 dicembre 1983 |
| Executive producer | Larry Cano, Buzz Hirsch |
| Production | Michael Hausman, Mike Nichols, Joel Tuber, Tom Stovall |
| Writer | Alice Arlen, Nora Ephron |
| Casting | Mary Goldberg |
| Editing | Sam O'Steen |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondříček, Tom Priestley Jr. |
| Assistant directors | Michael Hausman, Joel Tuber, Mike Nichols |
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| Camera operators | Tom Priestley Jr., Miroslav Ondříček |
| Additional photography | Miroslav Ondříček, Tom Priestley Jr. |
| Production design | Patrizia von Brandenstein, John Dapper, Derek R. Hill, Dennis W. Peeples, Russ Goble, Ken Walker, Pam Hausman |
| Art direction | John Dapper, Patrizia von Brandenstein, Derek R. Hill, Dennis W. Peeples, Russ Goble, Ken Walker, Pam Hausman |
| Set decoration | Derek R. Hill, Dennis W. Peeples, Patrizia von Brandenstein, John Dapper, Russ Goble, Ken Walker, Pam Hausman |
| Stunts | Randy Fife, Gary Paul, Dick Warlock |
| Music | Georges Delerue, Tom Fleischman |
| Sound | Georges Delerue, Tom Fleischman |
| Costume design | Ann Roth |
| Makeup | Ann Roth |
| Hairstyling | Ann Roth |
| Budget | 10.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 35.616.970 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Greece / Dec 29, 1983 / 16
Netherlands / Mar 22, 1984 / 12
Italy / Mar 29, 1984
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United Kingdom / Apr 13, 1984 / 15
France / May 22, 1984 / U
Mexico / Jun 06, 1985 / Guadalajara
Digital
Germany / Dec 14, 1983 / 16
Physical media
Netherlands / Mar 23, 2007 / 12 / DVD
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