Silkwood (1983)
Karen Silkwood arbeitet wie ihr Freund Drew Stephens und ihre Freundin Dolly Peliker in der Plutonium-Fabrik "Kerr-McGee" in Cimarron, Oklahoma. Tagtäglich werden sie nach der Arbeit auf Strahlenbelastung kontolliert. Als eines Tages der Zeiger bei Karen ausschlägt, glaubt man zuerst an einen technischen Fehler. Nach und nach stellt sich allerdings heraus, dass der Störfall am Wochenende wohl doch nicht so harmlos war, wie man glauben machen wollte. Da Karen überzeugte Gewerkschafterin ist, geht sie der Sache nach und bittet um Aufklärung. Allerdings stößt sie auf erbitterten Widerstand von Seiten der Fabrikleitung. Sie hat nur noch eine Chance, den Weg an die Öffentlichkeit...
Der Regisseur: Mike Nichols
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Meryl Streep as Karen Silkwood |
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Kurt Russell as Drew Stephens |
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Cher as Dolly Pelliker |
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Craig T. Nelson as Winston |
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Fred Ward as Morgan |
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Diana Scarwid as Angela |
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Ron Silver as Paul Stone |
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Charles Hallahan as Earl Lapin |
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Josef Sommer as Max Richter |
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Sudie Bond as Thelma Rice |
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Henderson Forsythe as Quincy Bissell |
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E. Katherine Kerr as Gilda Schultz |
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Bruce McGill as Mace Hurley |
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David Strathairn as Wesley |
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J.C. Quinn as Curtis Schultz |
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Kent Broadhurst as Carl |
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Richard Hamilton as Georgie |
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Les Lannom as Jimmy |
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M. Emmet Walsh as Walt Yarborough |
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Graham Jarvis as Doctor at Union Meeting |
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James Rebhorn as Los Alamos Doctor |
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Bill Cobbs as Man in Lunchroom |
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Ray Baker as Pete Dawson |
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Will Patton as Joe |
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Tom Stovall as 3rd Los Alamos Doctor |
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Drew Stephens as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Tess Harper as Linda Dawson |
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Anthony Heald as 2nd Doctor at Union Meeting |
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Gary Grubbs as Randy Fox |
| Production | Larry Cano | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mike Nichols | Producer |
| Directing | Mike Nichols | Director |
| Camera | Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sam O'Steen | Editor |
| Art | Patrizia von Brandenstein | Production Design |
| Production | Buzz Hirsch | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Michael Hausman | Producer |
| Production | Mary Goldberg | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Crew | Gary Paul | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Randy Fife | Stunts |
| Production | Joel Tuber | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tom Stovall | Associate Producer |
| Production | Richard Brick | Production Manager |
| Camera | Tom Priestley Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Art | Pam Hausman | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Russ Goble | Property Master |
| Directing | Joel Tuber | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Derek R. Hill | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ken Walker | Assistant Property Master |
| Production | Herb Jellinek | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Directing | Michael Hausman | First Assistant Director |
| Art | John Dapper | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Dennis W. Peeples | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Alice Arlen | Writer |
| Writing | Nora Ephron | Writer |