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Silkwood

Genre:Drama

Released:1983-12-14

Runtime:131

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.


Cast:

Meryl Streep

Character: Karen Silkwood

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Kurt Russell

Character: Drew Stephens

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Cher

Character: Dolly Pelliker

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Craig T. Nelson

Character: Winston

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Fred Ward

Character: Morgan

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Diana Scarwid

Character: Angela

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Ron Silver

Character: Paul Stone

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Charles Hallahan

Character: Earl Lapin

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Josef Sommer

Character: Max Richter

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Sudie Bond

Character: Thelma Rice

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Henderson Forsythe

Character: Quincy Bissell

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E. Katherine Kerr

Character: Gilda Schultz

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Bruce McGill

Character: Mace Hurley

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David Strathairn

Character: Wesley

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J.C. Quinn

Character: Curtis Schultz

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Kent Broadhurst

Character: Carl

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Richard Hamilton

Character: Georgie

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Les Lannom

Character: Jimmy

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M. Emmet Walsh

Character: Walt Yarborough

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Graham Jarvis

Character: Doctor at Union Meeting

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James Rebhorn

Character: Los Alamos Doctor

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Bill Cobbs

Character: Man in Lunchroom

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Ray Baker

Character: Pete Dawson

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Will Patton

Character: Joe

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Tom Stovall

Character: 3rd Los Alamos Doctor

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Drew Stephens

Character: Waiter (uncredited)

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Tess Harper

Character: Linda Dawson

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Anthony Heald

Character: 2nd Doctor at Union Meeting

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Gary Grubbs

Character: Randy Fox

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