Silkwood

Silkwood

Meryl Streep is "stunning" ('The New York Times') in this shocking true story about one woman's struggle against a huge corporation. Nominated for five Academy Awards?, including Best Actress (Streep) and Best Supporting Actress (Cher), this daring, provocative and critically acclaimed drama just "shouldn't be missed" ('Newsweek')!

Synopsis: A scrappy worker at a nuclear power plant grows disenchanted with lax safety procedures. The more vocal she becomes, the more the powers-that-be want to be rid of her. After discovering product defects, she becomes a union activist. "Coincidentally," she is then exposed to large amounts of radiation. Eventually, she disappears without a trace. Based on the true story of Karen Silkwood.

Production Year: 
1983
Released: 
Tue, 10/07/2003
Run Time Minutes: 
131
Rating: 
R
Genres: 
Suspense/Thriller
Genres: 
Drama
Trailer: 
No
Format Aspect Ratio: 
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
More Information: 
HD-5
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
Mono
Actors: 
Meryl Streep - Karen Silkwood
Actors: 
Kurt Russell - Drew Stephens
Actors: 
Cher - Dolly Pelliker
Actors: 
Craig T. Nelson - Winston
Actors: 
Diana Scarwid - Angela
Actors: 
Fred Ward - Morgan
Actors: 
Ron Silver - Paul Stone
Actors: 
Charles Hallahan - Earl Lapin
Actors: 
Josef Sommer - Max Richter
Actors: 
Sudie Bond - Thelma Rice
Actors: 
Henderson Forsythe - Quincy Bissell
Actors: 
E. Katherine Kerr - Gilda Schultz
Actors: 
Bruce McGill - Mace Hurley
Actors: 
David Strathairn - Wesley
Actors: 
J.C. Quinn - Curtis Schultz
Actors: 
Kent Broadhurst - Carl
Actors: 
Richard Hamilton - Georgie
Actors: 
Les Lannom - Jimmy
Actors: 
M. Emmet Walsh - Walt Yarborough
Actors: 
Graham Jarvis - Doctor at Union Meeting
Actors: 
James Rebhorn - Los Alamos Doctor
Actors: 
Ray Baker - Pete Dawson
Actors: 
Michael Bond - 2nd Los Alamos Doctor
Actors: 
Bill Cobbs - Man in Lunchroom
Actors: 
Norman Colvin - Zachary
Actors: 
Haskell Craver - Ham
Actors: 
Kathie Dean - Stewardess
Actors: 
Gary Grubbs - Randy Fox
Actors: 
Susan McDaniel - Karen's Child
Actors: 
Tana Hensley - Karen's Child
Actors: 
Anthony Fernandez - Karen's Child
Actors: 
Betty Harper - May Bissell
Actors: 
Tess Harper - Linda Dawson
Actors: 
Anthony Heald - 2nd Doctor and Union Meeting
Actors: 
Nancy Hopton - Nurse
Actors: 
Betty King - Nurse
Actors: 
Dan Lindsey - Man at Fence
Actors: 
John Martin - Man with Flashlight
Actors: 
Will Patton - Joe
Actors: 
Vern Porter - Bill Charlton
Actors: 
Christopher Saylors - Buddy
Actors: 
Don Slatton - Man in Moonsuit
Actors: 
Tom Stovall - 3rd Los Alamos Doctor
Actors: 
Jim Beaver - Plant Manager