Norma Rae

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

19791h 50mNo ratings yet

Drama

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.

Keywords

based on novel or book
alabama
single mother
based on true story
factory
labor union
labor
union
labor organizer
worker's rights
textile worker
cotton mill
workers union

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 2, 1979
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
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 Colmanand 40 more
Director: Martin Ritt
Writer: Irving Ravetch,Harriet Frank Jr.,Norman Gimbel
Producer: Tamara Asseyev,Alexandra Rose
Cinematography: John A. Alonzo
Music: David Shire
Budget: $4,500,000
Revenue: $22,228,000
IMDb: tt0079638