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Norma Rae (1979)

“The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.”
★ 7.2211 votes ⏱ 1 h 53 min Rating PG

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.

Norma Rae is a 1979 movie. Genres: Drama. Directed by Martin Ritt. Main cast: Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley. Runtime: 113 minutes. Its average rating is 7.2 out of 10, from 211 votes.

Release dateMarch 2, 1979
Runtime1 h 53 min
Budget$4,500,000
Box office$22,228,000
DirectorMartin Ritt
ScreenplayNorman Gimbel, Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.
Original languageEN

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AlabamaBased on novel or bookBased on true storyCotton millFactoryLaborSingle motherTextile workerUnionLabor organizerLabor unionWorker's rights

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