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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.1 / 100
1983·Biography / Drama / History·2h 11m

SILKWOOD

“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.”

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.

Above the Line
Mike Nichols·DirectorAlice Arlen·WriterNora Ephron·WriterMiroslav Ondříček·Director of PhotographyGeorges Delerue·Original Music ComposerSam O'Steen·Editor
Cast
Meryl Streep·Karen SilkwoodKurt Russell·Drew StephensCher·Dolly PellikerCraig T. Nelson·WinstonFred Ward·MorganDiana Scarwid·AngelaRon Silver·Paul StoneCharles Hallahan·Earl LapinJosef Sommer·Max RichterSudie Bond·Thelma Rice
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Mike Nichols·DirectorJoel Tuber·Second Assistant DirectorMichael Hausman·First Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Alice Arlen·WriterNora Ephron·Writer
Camera· 2
Miroslav Ondříček·Director of PhotographyTom Priestley Jr.·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Sam O'Steen·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Georges Delerue·Original Music ComposerTom Fleischman·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 8
Patrizia von Brandenstein·Production DesignAnn Roth·Costume DesignPam Hausman·Assistant Production DesignRuss Goble·Property MasterDerek R. Hill·Set DecorationKen Walker·Assistant Property MasterJohn Dapper·Assistant Art DirectorDennis W. Peeples·Set Decoration
Production· 9
Larry Cano·Executive ProducerMike Nichols·ProducerBuzz Hirsch·Executive ProducerMichael Hausman·ProducerMary Goldberg·CastingJoel Tuber·Associate ProducerTom Stovall·Associate ProducerRichard Brick·Production ManagerHerb Jellinek·Executive In Charge Of Production
Other Departments· 3
Gary Paul·Stunt CoordinatorDick Warlock·Stunt DoubleRandy Fife·Stunts
By the Numbers
70.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
76%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$36M
ROI 256%
Worldwide Gross
0
5 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Tense, Dramatic
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a woman with dark, short hair and light blue eyes, looking intensely to her right. Her face is partially illuminated by a light source to he”

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Key Elements
Steering Wheel
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty
Color Mood
Dark
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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