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."

1983 2h 11m EN

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7.1

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★6.9TMDB · 367🍅78%Rotten Tomatoes●65Metacritic★7.1IMDB · 23,764

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“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.”

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Cast

Meryl Streep
Karen Silkwood
Kurt Russell
Drew Stephens
Cher Bono
Dolly Pelliker
Craig T. Nelson
Winston
Fred Ward
Morgan
Diana Scarwid
Angela
Ron Silver
Paul Stone
Charles Hallahan
Earl Lapin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mike Nichols
Writers: Alice Arlen, Nora Ephron
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mike Nichols, shot by Miroslav Ondříček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Georges Delerue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sam O'Steen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell and Cher Bono carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing 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.".

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IMDB entry: tt0086312 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mike Nichols directs. Miroslav Ondříček behind the camera. Georges Delerue scores. Sam O'Steen cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Mike Nichols, shot by Miroslav Ondříček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Georges Delerue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sam O'Steen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell and Cher Bono carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing 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.".
8IMDB entry: tt0086312 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 19 themes, including "plutonium", "staged death", "radiation", "oklahoma".