Silkwood

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Silkwood
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	United States
Language	English
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Silkwood is a 1983 film which tells the true story of Karen Silkwood, who died under suspicious circumstances while investigating wrongdoings 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, Susie 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.

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Films starring Meryl Streep

Julia (1977) • The Deer Hunter (1978) • Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) • Manhattan (1979) • The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) • Sophie's Choice (1982) • Silkwood (1983) • Falling in Love (1984) • Out of Africa (1985) • Plenty (1985) • Heartburn (1986) • Ironweed (1987) • A Cry in the Dark (1988) • She-Devil (1989) • Death Becomes Her (1992) • Postcards from the Edge (1993) • The Bridges of Madison County (1995) • Marvin's Room (1996) • Music of the Heart (1999) • The Hours (2002) • Adaptation. (2002) • The Manchurian Candidate (2004) • Prime (2005) • A Prairie Home Companion (2006) • The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

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Films directed by Mike Nichols

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? • The Graduate • Catch-22 • Carnal Knowledge • The Day of the Dolphin • The Fortune • Gilda Live • Silkwood • Heartburn • Biloxi Blues • Working Girl • Postcards from the Edge • Regarding Henry • Wolf • The Birdcage • Primary Colors • What Planet Are You From? • Closer • Charlie Wilson's War

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