Silkwood
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| Silkwood | |
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| Image:Silkwood imp.jpg original film poster | |
| Directed by | Mike Nichols |
| Produced by | Alice Arlen Nora Ephron |
| Written by | Alice Arlen Nora Ephron |
| Starring | Meryl Streep Kurt Russell Cher Craig T. Nelson Fred Ward Ron Silver |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondricek |
| Editing by | Sam O'Steen |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | December 14, 1983 (premiere) |
| Running time | 131 min. |
| Country | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Language | English |
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Silkwood is a 1983, Oscar-nominated film which dramatizes the story of Karen Silkwood, who died under suspicious circumstances while investigating alleged wrongdoing at the Kerr-McGee plutonium plant where she worked. It stars Meryl Streep in the title role, as well as Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, David Strathairn, Bruce McGill, Diana Scarwid, Ron Silver, Sudie Bond and Fred Ward.
The movie was written by Alice Arlen and Nora Ephron. It was directed by Mike Nichols and filmed in Howe, Texas.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Meryl Streep), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Cher), Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
Tagline: 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.
[edit] External links
- Silkwood at the Internet Movie Database
Films directed by Mike Nichols |
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) • The Graduate (1967) • Catch-22 (1970) • Carnal Knowledge (1971) • The Day of the Dolphin (1973) • The Fortune (1975) • Gilda Live (1980) • Silkwood (1983) • Heartburn (1986) • Biloxi Blues (1988) • Working Girl (1988) • Postcards from the Edge (1990) • Regarding Henry (1991) • Wolf (1994) • The Birdcage (1996) • Primary Colors (1998) • What Planet Are You From? (2000) • Closer (2004) • Charlie Wilson's War (2007) |
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