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The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right. - Norma Rae
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Title: Norma Rae

Release Date: 2 Mar 1979

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: Drama

Director: 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.161 (174 votes)

Cast

  • Norma Rae: Sally Field
  • Sonny: Beau Bridges
  • Reuben: Ron Leibman
  • Vernon: Pat Hingle
  • Leona: Barbara Baxley
  • Bonnie Mae: Gail Strickland
  • Wayne Billings: Morgan Paull
  • Sam Bolen: Robert Broyles
  • Ellis Harper: John Calvin
  • Dr. Watson: Booth Colman
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