DVD

Silkwood [videorecording] / ABC Motion Pictures ; written by Nora Ephron & Alice Arlen ; produced by Mike Nichols and Michael Hausman ; directed by Mike Nichols.

Nichols, Mike. (Added Author). Hausman, Michael. (Added Author). Ephron, Nora. (Added Author). Arlen, Alice. (Added Author). Streep, Meryl. (Added Author). Russell, Kurt. (Added Author). Cher, 1946- (Added Author). ABC Motion Pictures. (Added Author). MGM Home Entertainment Inc. (Added Author). Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher. (Cast).

Summary:

Karen Silkwood becomes contaminated with plutonium at her job, voices her protest at the indifference and denial of her company, and becomes a threat to the entire nuclear industry and the government agencies that monitor it. Based on a true story.

Record details

ISBN: 0792858492
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, c2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1983. Special features: original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Sam O'Steen; music, Georges Delerue.
Participant or Performer Note:	Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby digital mono; widescreen.
Language Note:	In English ; with English, French, and Spanish subtitles available. Closed captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA 1984: 5 Nominations, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Meryl Streep); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Cher); Best Director (Mike Nichols); Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen); Best Film Editing. Golden Globes, USA 1984: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Cher). AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains Award (Karen Silkwood)=600 10 Silkwood, Karen, 1946-1974 Drama.