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Norma Rae is a 1979 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. The film is based on the true story of Crystal Lee Sutton – which was told in the 1975 book Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance by reporter Henry P. Leifermann of The New York Times – and stars Sally Field in the title role.
- $4.5 million
- David Shire
- Tamara Asseyev, Alexandra Rose
Mar 2, 1979 · Norma Rae: Directed by Martin Ritt. With Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Pat Hingle. A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved.
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- Drama
- Martin Ritt
- 1979-03-02
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.
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Jun 30, 2015 · When Norma Rae was released, Ritt received letters of thanks from several unions, including the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union and the United Automobile Workers. Crystal Lee Sutton wasn't as happy with the film, which she felt should have been more of a documentary, but Norma Rae was a smash with the critics.
- Martin Ritt
- Sally Field
Norma Rae. Spearheaded by a galvanizing Sally Field, Norma Rae is a heartening and politically powerful drama about an ordinary woman taking an extraordinary stand. Like a lot of her family before ...
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- Martin Ritt
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- Sally Field
Aug 4, 2020 · Naomi Fry writes about the movie “Norma Rae,” from 1979, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Sally Field as a textile worker who fights for the unionization of her Southern home town’s mill.
1h 54min. Release Date: March 2, 1979. Genre: Drama. In an Oscar-winning performance, Sally Field is unforgettable as Norma Rae, the Southern millworker who revolutionizes a small town and discovers a power in herself she never had. Under the guidance of a New York unionizer (Ron Leibman) and with increasing courage and determination, Norma Rae ...
