Norma Rae

"The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right."

Mar 2 1979 PG 1h 54m
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.

Plot

Like a lot of her family before her, Norma Rae works at the local textile mill, where the pay is hardly commensurate with the long hours and lousy working conditions. But after hearing a rousing speech by labor activist Reuben, Norma is inspired to rally her fellow workers behind the cause of unionism. Her decision rankles her family, especially her fiancé, Sonny, and provokes no shortage of contempt from her employers.

Written by

Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.

Directed by

Martin Ritt

Cast

Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 12 wins & 6 nominations total

Trailers
Norma Rae (1979)
Norma Rae Trailer
Featurettes
ABC Sunday Night Movie opening Norma Rae 1984
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Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
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