Norma Rae (1979)
The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1979-03-02
- Runtime:
- 110 min
- Genres:
- Drama
- Director:
- Martin Ritt
- Top cast:
- Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley, Gail Strickland
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 7.2/10 from 199 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.0/10