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… Read more
67% ★★★☆☆ (28,435)
Norma Rae
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Movie · Drama · PG
1979 · 1h 50m · ★ 67% (28K)
The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.
Director: Martin Ritt
Starring: Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman
Overview
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
Production
20th Century Fox, Martin Ritt Productions, Rose and Asseyev Productions
Cast
Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley, Gail Strickland, Morgan Paull, Robert Broyles, John Calvin, Booth Colman, Lee de Broux, James Luisi, Vernon Weddle, Gilbert Green, Bob Minor, Grace Zabriskie, Stuart Culpepper, Mary Munday, Jack Stryker, Gregory Walcott