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Norma Rae
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A young single mother and textile worker agrees to involved in the labor union activities in order to reform working conditions despite the opposition of her family and employers.
A young single mother and textile worker agrees to involved in the labor union activities in order to reform working conditions despite the opposition of her family and employers.
Actors:
James W. Harris,
Lee de Broux,
Billie Joyce Buck,
Gregory Walcott,
Beau Bridges,
Bert Freed,
Mary Munday,
Melissa Ann Wait,
Gilbert Green,
Lonny Chapman,
Frank McRae,
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James W. Harris
Lee de Broux
7 May 1941, La Mesa, California, USA
Billie Joyce Buck
Gregory Walcott
13 January 1928, Wendell, North Carolina, USA
Beau Bridges
9 December 1941, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Bert Freed
3 November 1919, The Bronx, New York, USA
Mary Munday
31 July 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
Melissa Ann Wait
11 June 1970, Ft. Benning, Georgia, USA
Gilbert Green
1 January 1914, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Lonny Chapman
1 October 1920, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Frank McRae
3 June 1942, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Martin Ritt
Martin Ritt
2 March 1914, New York City, New York, USA
Country:
United States
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Moviehole
March 11, 2006
Does it get any better than Sally Field?
January 11, 2008
Norma Rae is that rare entity, an intelligent film with heart.
Kansas City Kansan
October 30, 2004
Harrowing union vs corporation film has Oscar winning Field.
February 01, 2012
Inspiring pro-union story is good watch-together fare.
September 14, 2006
The closure is consistent and satisfying, standing in opposition to conventional Hollywood happy endings: Norma Rae and Jewish labor leader part as equals, with a respectful handshake rather than embrace or kiss; both have benefited from the friendship
February 23, 2009
Sally Field won her first Oscar playing union activist Norma Rae.
January 11, 2008
Photographed in murky yellows and browns by John Alonzo, this 1979 film is sluggish and vague, trivializing its subject in a wash of unearned sentimentality.
New York Times
May 20, 2003
Norma Rae is a seriously concerned contemporary drama, illuminated by some very good performances and one, Miss Field's, that is spectacular.
September 19, 2007
A beautifully made, splendidly acted film that more than achieves its aims.
January 26, 2006
Nicely performed by a strong cast, especially Field and Leibman, it's often mawkishly soft, but surprisingly touching.
January 11, 2008
Sally Field won her first Oscar for her performance in the title role, a complex portrayal of an working-class southern woman.
April 16, 2014
At its heart, Norma Rae isn't a button-wearing union film as much as it is a character study of one woman who is pushed to the point of doing something spectacular.