Movies / Norma Rae (1979)
Runtime: 110 min
Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Countries: USA
In an Oscar-winning performance, Sally Field is unforgettable as Norma Rae, the Southern millworker who revolutionizes a small town and discovers a power in herself she never knew she had. Under the guidance of a New York unionizer (Ron Leibman) and with increasing courage and determination, Norma Rae organizes her fellow factory workers to fight for better conditions and wages. Based on a true story.
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| Directors (1) | Credit |
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| Martin Ritt | ... |
| Writers (2) | Credit |
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| Harriet Frank Jr. | writer |
| Irving Ravetch | writer |
| Composers (1) | Credit |
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| David Shire | ... |
| Editors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Sidney Levin | ... |
| Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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| John A. Alonzo | ... |
| Actors (48) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Barbara Baxley | Leona |
| Beau Bridges | Sonny |
| Bert Freed | Sam Dakin |
| Billie Joyce Buck | Agnes Roy |
| Bill Pannell | Billy Stettin (as William Pannell) |
| Bob Hannah | Jed Buffum (as Bob E. Hannah) |
| Bob Minor | Lucius White |
| Booth Colman | Dr. Watson |
| Carolyn Danforth | Mavis Pruitt |
| Charlie Briggs | Warren Lotting |
| Clayton Landey | Teddy Bob Keeler |
| Edith Ivey | Louise Pickens |
| Frank McRae | James Brown |
| Fred Covington | Alston Purvis |
| Gail Strickland | Bonnie Mae |
| George R. Robertson | Farmer (as George Robertson) |
| Gerry Okuneff | Pinkerton man (as Gerald Okuneff) |
| Gilbert Green | Al Landon |
| Gina Kaye Pounders | Millie |
| Grace Zabriskie | Linette Odum |
| Gregory Walcott | Lamar Miller |
| Harold E. Finch | Agent |
| Henry Slate | Policeman |
| Jack Stryker | J.J. Davis |
| James Luisi | George Benson |
| James W. Harris | Mill worker |
| J. Don Ferguson | Peter Gallat |
| Joe Dorsey | Woodrow Thompson (as Joe A. Dorsey) |
| John Calvin | Ellis Harper |
| Lee de Broux | Lujan (as Lee DeBroux) |
| Lonny Chapman | Gardner (as Lonnie Chapman) |
| Martin Ritt | Factory worker (uncredited) |
| Mary Munday | Mrs. Johnson |
| Melissa Ann Wait | Alice |
| Morgan Paull | Wayne Billings |
| Noble Willingham | Leroy Mason |
| Pat Hingle | Vernon |
| Robert Broyles | Sam Bolen |
| Ron Leibman | Reuben |
| Roy Tatum | Woodrow Bowser (as J. Roy Tatum) |
| Sally Field | Norma Rae |
| Sandra Dorsey | Jail Matron |
| Scott Lawton | Craig |
| Sherry Velvet Foster | Velma Stockhouse |
| Stuart Culpepper | Ray Towner |
| Thomas D. Samford III | Justice of the Peace |
| Vernon Weddle | Reverend Hubbard |
| Weona T. Brown | Hot dog vendor |