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Language. English. Budget. $4.5 million [2] Box office. $22 million [3] 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 [4] [5] – which was told in the 1975 book Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance by ...
- $4.5 million
- David Shire
- Tamara Asseyev, Alexandra Rose
Mar 2, 1979 · Sally Field stars as a textile worker who joins a labor movement to improve her and her co-workers' working conditions. Based on a true story, the film won two Oscars and depicts the challenges and dangers of unionizing in the South.
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- Drama
- Martin Ritt
- 1979-03-02
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker who helps unionize her mill despite the risks and dangers. She faces challenges from her family, friends, and employers, but also gains support from a labor organizer and a childhood mate. The film is based on a true story of a real-life activist and her fight for women's rights.
Norma Rae is a 1979 drama film about a woman who leads a union movement in a textile mill. See the ratings, reviews, photos, cast and crew, and trivia of this classic movie starring Sally Field and Ron Leibman.
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- Martin Ritt
- PG
- Sally Field
A drama film about a young single mother and her co-worker who try to unionize the mill where they work. Starring Sally Field, Ron Leibman, and Beau Bridges, directed by Martin Ritt.
- Martin Ritt
- 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.
Norma Rae is a film based on a true story of a Southern millworker who organizes her fellow workers to fight for better conditions and wages. Sally Field stars as Norma Rae, a modern day heroine who discovers a power in herself and changes her life.
