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directed by Mike Nichols
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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Search all platforms ↗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.

Meryl Streep
Karen Silkwood

Kurt Russell
Drew Stephens

Cher
Dolly Pelliker

Craig T. Nelson
Winston

Fred Ward
Morgan

Diana Scarwid
Angela

Ron Silver
Paul Stone

Charles Hallahan
Earl Lapin
Director
Mike Nichols
Language
EN
Budget
$10M
Box Office
$36M