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Silkwood (1983)
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R
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2 hr 1 mins
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Drama
,
Thriller
,
Biopic
|
Released: 1/1/1983
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Synopsis:
Based on the true story of a young woman, an employee in a nuclear processing plant, who mysteriously dies in an accident just before she is going to talk to a reporter about a safety problem.
Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release
1/1/1983
Studio
Credit
MGM
Studio
Director
Credit
Mike Nichols
Director
Cast
Credit
Meryl Streep
Karen Silkwood
Kurt Russell
Drew Stephens
Cher
Dolly Pelliker
Craig T. Nelson
Winston
Diana Scarwid
Angela
Fred Ward
Morgan
Ron Silver
Paul Stone
Charles Hallahan
Earl Lapin
Josef Sommer
Max Richter
M Emmet Walsh
Walt Yarborough
Les Lannom
Jimmy
Richard Hamilton
Georgie
Kent Broadhurst
Carl
J C Quinn
Curtis Schultz
David Strathairn
Wesley
Bruce McGill
Mace Hurley
E Katherine Kerr
Gilda Schultz
Henderson Forsythe
Quincy Bissell
Sudie Bond
Thelma Rice
Graham Jarvis
Doctor at Union Meeting
James Rebhorn
Los Alamos Doctor
Ray Baker
Pete Dawson
Michael Bond
2nd Los Alamos Doctor
Bill Cobbs
Man in Lunchroom
Norm Colvin
Zachary
Haskell Craver
Ham
Kathie Dean
Stewardess
Gary Grubbs
Randy Fox
Susan McDaniel
Karen's Child
Tana Hensley
Karen's Child
Anthony Fernandez
Karen's Child
Betty Harper
May Bissell
Tess Harper
Linda Dawson
Anthony Heald
2nd Doctor at Union Meeting
Nancy Hopton
Nurse
Betty King
Nurse
Dan Lindsey
Man at Fence
John Martin
Man With Flashlight
Will Patton
Joe
Vern Porter
Bill Charlton
Christopher Saylors
Buddy
Don Slaton
Man in Moonsuit
Tom Stovall
3rd Los Alamos Doctor
Production Credits
Credit
Joel Tuber
Associate Producer
Mike Nichols
Producer
Buzz Hirsch
Executive Producer
Michael Hausman
Producer
Larry Cano
Executive Producer
Tom Stovall
Associate Producer
Production Companies
Credit
ABC Motion Pictures
Production Company
Distribution Companies
Credit
Paramount Studios Home Video
Domestic Video Distributor
Rank Film Distributors Ltd
Theatrical Distributor
Fox Films, Ltd.
Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer
Credit
Nora Ephron
Screenplay
Alice Arlen
Screenplay
Art Department
Credit
Patrizia Von Brandenstein
Production Designer
John Dapper
Assistant Art Director
Derek Hill
Set Decorator
Richard James
Art Director
Dennis Peeples
Set Decorator
Casting
Credit
Mary Goldenberg
Casting
Film Camera
Credit
Tom Priestley Jr
Camera Operator
Don Reddy
Camera - Cameraman
Mary Ellen Mark
Photography - Special Photography
Bob Horne
Assistant Camera - Assistant Cameraman
Miroslav Ondricek
Director of Photography
Bob Hall
Assistant Camera - Assistant Cameraman
Zade Rosenthal
Photography - Still Photographer
Music
Credit
Howard Shore
Music Coordinator
Jack Fitzstephens
Music Editor
Georges Delerue
Composer
Georges Delerue
Music Conductor
Production Management
Credit
Michael Hausman
Assistant Director
Richard Brick
Production Manager
Karen Koch
Production Coordinator - Production Office Coordinator
lee r mayes
Location Manager
Marshall Schlom
Script Supervisor
Karen Hall
Production Coordinator - Production Office Coordinator
Joel Tuber
Assistant Director
Publicity
Credit
Stuart Fink
Publicity - Publicist
Sound
Credit
Dick Vorisek
Rerecording Mixer
Billy Vance White
Sound - Cable Man
Larry Jost
Sound Mixer - Production Sound Mixer
Stuart Lieberman
Assistant Sound Editor
Stan Bochner
Sound Editor
Clint Althouse
Boom Operator - Boom Man
Tom Fleischman
Rerecording Mixer
Dan Lieberstein
Sound Editor
Fred Rosenberg
Assistant Sound Editor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup
Credit
J Roy Heland
Hair
Michael Dennison
Costumer
Marina Pedraza
Hair Stylist
Bob Mills
Makeup
Ann Roth
Costume Designer
Alba Schipani
Costumer
J Roy Heland
Makeup
Silvia Abascal
Hair Stylist
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