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Norma Rae (1979)
7.2
A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved. Director:Martin Ritt |
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Won 2 Oscars.
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6 nominations
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| Sally Field | ... | ||
| Beau Bridges | ... |
Sonny
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Ron Leibman | ... |
Reuben
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| Pat Hingle | ... |
Vernon
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Barbara Baxley | ... |
Leona
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Gail Strickland | ... |
Bonnie Mae
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| Morgan Paull | ... |
Wayne Billings
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Robert Broyles | ... |
Sam Bolen
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John Calvin | ... |
Ellis Harper
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| Booth Colman | ... |
Dr. Watson
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| Lee de Broux | ... |
Lujan
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James Luisi | ... |
George Benson
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Vernon Weddle | ... |
Reverend Hubbard
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Gilbert Green | ... |
Al Landon
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| Bob Minor | ... |
Lucius White
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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. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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Academy Award Winner SALLY FIELD Best Actress 1979 See more »Genres:
DramaParents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Gross:
$22,228,000 (USA)Company Credits
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| Canada: (Ontario) | USA: (TCM print)Sound Mix:
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2.35 : 1
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Music by David Shire
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Recorded by Jennifer Warnes
Courtesy Arista Records See more »
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Trivia
In the scene where Norma Rae is fightng against being put into the police car, Sally Field struggled so hard that she actually broke the rib of an actor playing one of the policemen. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the scene in Reuben's hotel room after Norma Rae has been hit, you see her take the ice pack away from her nose. The shot changes and she takes it away a second time. See more »Quotes
Reuben Warshowsky: I know the first time you're in is bad. It comes with the job. I saw a pregnant women on a picket line get hit in the stomach with a club. I saw a boy of 16 shot in the back. I saw a guy blown to hell and back when he tried to start his car in the morning. You just got your feet wet on this one.See more »
Connections
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993) See more »Soundtracks
"It Goes Like It Goes"Music by David Shire
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Recorded by Jennifer Warnes
Courtesy Arista Records See more »
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