On November 13,1974, Karen Silkwood, an employee of a nuclear plant, left to meet with a reporter from the New York Times. She was trying to expose the dangers of radiation in the plant. She died in a mysterious car crash on the way. Meryl Streep stars in this story of the events leading up to her death.
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ACMI Identifier
300312
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Nuclear industry
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Antinuclear movement
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Silkwood, Karen
Feature films → Feature films - United States
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Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)