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Norma Rae

Not Rated
Drama
7.1/10(169 ratings)

Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.

03-02-1979
1h 50m
Norma Rae
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Main Cast

Sally Field

Sally Field

Norma Rae

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Sonny

Ron Leibman

Ron Leibman

Reuben

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Vernon

Barbara Baxley

Barbara Baxley

Leona

Gail Strickland

Gail Strickland

Bonnie Mae

Morgan Paull

Morgan Paull

Wayne Billings

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Martin Ritt
Production:
20th Century Fox
Revenue:
$22,228,000
Budget:
$4,500,000

Key Crew

Director:
Martin Ritt
Screenplay:
Irving Ravetch
Screenplay:
Harriet Frank Jr.
Makeup Artist:
William Turner
Assistant Editor:
Margaret Adachi

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en