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 |
| Directing | Mike Nichols | Director |
| Production | Larry Cano | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Hausman | Producer |
| Production | Buzz Hirsch | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mike Nichols | Producer |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sam O'Steen | Editor |
| Art | Patrizia von Brandenstein | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Production | Mary Goldberg | Casting |
| Crew | Randy Fife | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Paul | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunt Double |
| Production | Joel Tuber | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tom Stovall | Associate Producer |
| Production | Herb Jellinek | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Richard Brick | Production Manager |
| Directing | Michael Hausman | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joel Tuber | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | John Dapper | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Derek R. Hill | Set Decoration |
| Art | Dennis W. Peeples | Set Decoration |
| Art | Russ Goble | Property Master |
| Art | Ken Walker | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Pam Hausman | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Tom Priestley Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Alice Arlen | Writer |
| Writing | Nora Ephron | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mills | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Abascal | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marina Pedraza | Hairstylist |
| Art | Richard D. James | Art Direction |