Norma Rae
“The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.”
1979•PG•1h 50m•7.2•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Martin Ritt
Writer
Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$22M
Languages
English
Studio
20th Century Fox
Cast
Sally Field
Norma Rae
Beau Bridges
Sonny
Ron Leibman
Reuben
Pat Hingle
Vernon
Barbara Baxley
Leona
Gail Strickland
Bonnie Mae
Morgan Paull
Wayne Billings
Robert Broyles
Sam Bolen
John Calvin
Ellis Harper
Booth Colman
Dr. Watson
Lee de Broux
Lujan
James Luisi
George Benson
Vernon Weddle
Reverend Hubbard
Gilbert Green
Al Landon
Bob Minor
Lucius White
Production
Company
20th Century Fox
Company
Martin Ritt Productions
Company
Rose and Asseyev Productions
Producer
Tamara Asseyev
Producer
Alexandra Rose
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