Norma Rae
1979 · Movie · 1h 50m · PG
Drama
"The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
61/100
Key crew
- Irving RavetchScreenplay
- Harriet Frank Jr.Screenplay
- Martin RittDirector
- David ShireOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sally FieldNorma Rae
- Beau BridgesSonny
- Ron LeibmanReuben
- Pat HingleVernon
- Barbara BaxleyLeona
- Gail StricklandBonnie Mae
- Morgan PaullWayne Billings
- Robert BroylesSam Bolen
- John CalvinEllis Harper
- Booth ColmanDr. Watson
- Lee de BrouxLujan
- James LuisiGeorge Benson
Stills
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Themes
factorybased on novel or bookalabamabased on true storysingle motherunionlaborlabor organizerlabor unionworkers uniontextile workercotton mill