1983 · 131 min · R

Silkwood

Name: Silkwood
Genre: Drama
Released: 1983
Duration: 131 min
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Fred Ward

Directed by Mike Nichols · Drama

Silkwood (1983) is a Drama film, directed by Mike Nichols set in Oklahoma during the 1970s. It runs 131 minutes and is rated R.

A biopic, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of power & corruption and identity run throughout.

Composer

Georges Delerue

Cinematography

Miroslav Ondříček

Cast

Meryl StreepKurt RussellCherCraig T. NelsonFred WardDiana ScarwidRon SilverCharles Hallahan

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