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Norma Rae
“The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.”
7.2 / 10• 1979• 1h 50m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Sally Field
Norma Rae
Lead
Beau Bridges
Sonny
Ron Leibman
Reuben
Pat Hingle
Vernon
Barbara Baxley
Leona
Gail Strickland
Bonnie Mae
Morgan Paull
Wayne Billings
RB
Robert Broyles
Sam Bolen
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Martin Ritt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Norma Rae is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
