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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.
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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Feb 4, 2021 · Norma Rae (1979)Director: Martin RittWriters: Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.Stars: Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibmanhttps://wildfiremotionpictures.co...
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Norma Rae (1979) -- (Movie Clip) It Goes Like It Goes Real photos of the young Sally Field (title character), Martin Ritt directing factory scenes from Opelika, Alabama, and Jennifer Warnes' much-praised rendering of the Oscar-winning song by David Shire and Norman Gimbel, opening Norma Rae, 1979.
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- Sally Field
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. 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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Norma Rae. HD. Sally Field won the 1979 Best Actress Oscar (R) for her portrayal of a young Southern mill worker who inspires her co-workers to unionize. 751 IMDb 7.3 1 h 54 min 1979. PG.