About Silkwood
- Released on December 14, 1983
The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant.
Full Cast of Silkwood
Meryl Streep plays Karen Silkwood
Kurt Russell plays Drew Stephens
Cher plays Dolly Pelliker
Craig T. Nelson plays Winston
Fred Ward plays Morgan
Diana Scarwid plays Angela
Ron Silver plays Paul Stone
Charles Hallahan plays Earl Lapin
Josef Sommer plays Max Richter
Sudie Bond plays Thelma Rice
Henderson Forsythe plays Quincy Bissell
E. Katherine Kerr plays Gilda Schultz
Bruce McGill plays Mace Hurley
David Strathairn plays Wesley
J.C. Quinn plays Curtis Schultz
Kent Broadhurst plays Carl
Richard Hamilton plays Georgie
Les Lannom plays Jimmy
M. Emmet Walsh plays Walt Yarborough
Graham Jarvis plays Doctor at Union Meeting
James Rebhorn plays Los Alamos Doctor
Bill Cobbs plays Man in Lunchroom
Ray Baker plays Pete Dawson
Will Patton plays Joe
Tom Stovall plays 3rd Los Alamos Doctor
Drew Stephens plays Waiter (uncredited)
Crew of Silkwood
Art
Production
Writing
Sound
Directing
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Editing
- Meryl Streep
- Kurt Russell
- Cher
- Craig T. Nelson
- Fred Ward
- Diana Scarwid
- Ron Silver
- Charles Hallahan
- Josef Sommer
- Sudie Bond
- Henderson Forsythe
- E. Katherine Kerr
- Bruce McGill
- David Strathairn
- J.C. Quinn
- Kent Broadhurst
- Richard Hamilton
- Les Lannom
- M. Emmet Walsh
- Graham Jarvis
- James Rebhorn
- Bill Cobbs
- Ray Baker
- Will Patton
- Tom Stovall
- Drew Stephens
- Stephanie D'Abruzzo