Norma Rae
1979/03/02 (US) | Drama
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.
Martin Ritt
Director
Irving Ravetch
Screenplay
Harriet Frank Jr.
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Sally Field
Norma Rae
Beau Bridges
Sonny
Ron Leibman
Reuben
Pat Hingle
Vernon
Barbara Baxley
Leona
Gail Strickland
Bonnie Mae
Morgan Paull
Wayne Billings
Budget
$ 4,500,000
Revenue
$ 22,228,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- 20th Century Fox
Crews
Walter Scott Herndon
Production Design
Tracy Bousman
Art Direction
Gregory Garrison
Set Decoration
Tom Ellingwood
Makeup Artist
Lola 'Skip' McNalley
Hairstylist