Norma Rae
"The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right."
7.2110m1979
Drama
Synopsis
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.
Production Details
Release DateMar 2, 1979
DirectorMartin Ritt
WritersHarriet Frank Jr.
Principal Cast
Sally Field
Norma Rae
Ron Leibman
Reuben
Beau Bridges
Sonny
Pat Hingle
Vernon
Barbara Baxley
Leona
Gail Strickland
Bonnie Mae
Morgan Paull
Wayne Billings
John Calvin
Ellis Harper
Booth Colman
Dr. Watson
Lee de Broux
Lujan
