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Norma Rae (1979)

PG  110 min  -  Drama   -  4 June 1979 (Denmark)
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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. Another 9 wins & 6 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sally Field ...
Beau Bridges ...
Sonny
Ron Leibman Ron Leibman ...
Reuben
Pat Hingle ...
Vernon
Barbara Baxley Barbara Baxley ...
Leona
Gail Strickland Gail Strickland ...
Bonnie Mae
Morgan Paull ...
Wayne Billings
Robert Broyles Robert Broyles ...
Sam Bolen
John Calvin John Calvin ...
Ellis Harper
Booth Colman ...
Dr. Watson
Lee de Broux ...
Lujan (as Lee DeBroux)
James Luisi James Luisi ...
George Benson
Vernon Weddle Vernon Weddle ...
Reverend Hubbard
Gilbert Green Gilbert Green ...
Al Landon
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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Plot Keywords:

Textile Worker | Union | Factory | Labor | Single Mother  | See more »

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Academy Award Winner SALLY FIELD Best Actress 1979 See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Filming Locations:

Auburn, Alabama, USA See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$22,228,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Canada: (Ontario)  | USA: (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

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.
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Soundtracks

"It Goes Like It Goes"
Music by David Shire
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Recorded by Jennifer Warnes
Courtesy Arista Records See more »