Silkwood 40 years old
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.
The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant.
Credits
Silkwood Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Strathairn He was 34, now 75 years old | as Wesley |
| Bruce McGill He was 33, now 74 years old | as Mace Hurley |
| James Rebhorn He was 35, 65 years old when he died | as Los Alamos Doctor |
| Craig T. Nelson He was 39, now 80 years old | as Winston |
| Meryl Streep She was 34, now 75 years old | as Karen Silkwood |
| Kurt Russell He was 32, now 73 years old | as Drew Stephens |
| Diana Scarwid She was 28, now 69 years old | as Angela |
| Ron Silver He was 37, 62 years old when he died | as Paul Stone |
| Fred Ward He was 40, now 81 years old | as Morgan |
| M. Emmet Walsh He was 48, now 89 years old | as Walt Yarborough |
| Bill Cobbs He was 49, now 90 years old | as Man in Lunchroom |
| Josef Sommer He was 49, now 90 years old | as Max Richter |
| Cher She was 37, now 78 years old | as Dolly Pelliker |
| Ray Baker He was 35, now 76 years old | as Pete Dawson |
| Charles Hallahan He was 40, 54 years old when he died | as Earl Lapin |
| J. C. Quinn He was 43, 63 years old when he died | as Curtis Schultz |
| Richard Hamilton He was 61, 82 years old when he died | as Georgie |
| Sudie Bond She was 55, 56 years old when she died | as Thelma Rice |
| Les Lannom He was 37, now 78 years old | as Jimmy |
| Graham Jarvis He was 53, 72 years old when he died | as Doctor at Union Meeting |
| Kent Broadhurst He was 43, now 84 years old | as Carl |
| Henderson Forsythe He was 66, 88 years old when he died | as Quincy Bissell |
Silkwood Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Sam O'Steen as Editor. He was 60 (76) years old when He died | Editing |
| Mary Goldberg as Casting. | Production |
| Alice Arlen as Screenplay. She was 43 (75) years old when She died | Writing |
| Larry Cano as Executive Producer. | Production |
| Buzz Hirsch as Executive Producer. | Production |
| Ann Roth as Costume Design. She was 52 (now 93) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
Silkwood (40 years)
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.
- Release day: Wednesday, December 14, 1983
- Runtime: 131 minutes
- Budget: 10000000.00
- Revenue: 35600000.00