Movie
“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.”
6.9/10
1983
2h 11m
en
Drama
Overview
Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.
Director
Mike Nichols
Writers
Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen
Movie Information
Release Date
December 14, 1983
Runtime
2h 11m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
339
Production
ABC Motion Pictures
