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7.2Norma 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.
Released: 1979-03-02110 minDir: Martin RittDramaBudget: $4.5MBox office: $22.2M
Cast
- Sally Field as Norma Rae
- Beau Bridges as Sonny
- Ron Leibman as Reuben
- Pat Hingle as Vernon
- Barbara Baxley as Leona
- Gail Strickland as Bonnie Mae
Themes
- factory
- based on novel or book
- alabama
- based on true story
- single mother
- union
- labor
- labor organizer
- labor union
- workers union
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
13,370 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 1979
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Won 2 Oscars. 12 wins & 6 nominations total
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