Silkwood

Channel:

BBC2

Air date:

Mon, Mar 24 2008 - 23:55

Description:

Disturbing drama based on the true story of Karen Silkwood, a worker in an Oklahoma nuclear plant who finds her life in danger when she discovers a serious safety breach. Meryl Streep gives an Oscar-nominated performance in a role which echoes Jack Lemmon's in The China Syndrome

Type:

Film

Genre:

Drama

Year:

1983

Director:

Mike Nichols

Featuring:

Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T Nelson, Diana Scarwid, Fred Ward

Location:

US

Stars:

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