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 |
| Editing | Sam O'Steen | Editor |
| Art | Patrizia von Brandenstein | Production Design |
| Production | Mike Nichols | Producer |
| Production | Buzz Hirsch | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |
| Production | Michael Hausman | Producer |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Larry Cano | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mary Goldberg | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Gary Paul | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Randy Fife | Stunts |
| Production | Joel Tuber | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tom Stovall | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Michael Hausman | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Russ Goble | Property Master |
| Directing | Joel Tuber | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Derek R. Hill | Set Decoration |
| Art | Pam Hausman | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Tom Priestley Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Production | Richard Brick | Production Manager |
| Art | Dennis W. Peeples | Set Decoration |
| Production | Herb Jellinek | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Art | Ken Walker | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | John Dapper | Assistant Art Director |
| 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 |