Movie

Norma Rae (1979)

• PG
• March 2, 1979
• 1h 50m

• Drama

“The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.”

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.

Director

Martin Ritt

Writers

Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch

Starring

Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges