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Norma Rae Details

1979

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Starring	Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Ron Leibman
Director	Martin Ritt, Martin Ritt
Genres	Drama

Norma Rae

Norma Rae finds Sally Field cast in the title role, a minimum-wage worker in a cotton mill. The factory has taken too much of a toll on the health of Norma Rae's family for her to ignore her Dickensian working conditions. After hearing a speech by New York union organizer Reuben (Ron Leibman), Norma Rae decides to join the effort to unionize her shop. This causes dissension at home when Norma Rae's husband, Sonny (Beau Bridges), assumes that her activism is a result of a romance between herself and Reuben. Despite the pressure brought to bear by management, Norma Rae successfully orchestrates a shutdown of the mill, resulting in victory for the union and capitulation to its demands. Based on a true story, Norma Rae is the film for which Sally Field won her first Oscar; an additional Oscar went to David Shire and Norman Gimbel for the film's theme song, It Goes Like It Goes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Starring	Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Ron Leibman
Director	Martin Ritt, Martin Ritt
Studio	20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 50 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1979 To Rent: DVD: 01 Mar 2004

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- Ritt's usual simplistic liberalism certainly dampens the labour relations angle to this tale of a Southern millworker... read more on Time Out
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  Powerful
  
  One of the most powerful and moving films I have seen in a long time. A whole community coming together to improve their working conditions. How many films ... read more »
  
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  Sally Field great, as ever
  
  and a strong story for her to do.
  
  One to see.
  
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  Good Drama
  
  Its about a normal textile labor worker who is single mother and who sleeps with many men stands for something good which she believes for better future for ... read more »
  
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  As an avid film buff I don't know why I overlooked Norma Rae for so long. All I can say now is what a brilliant film!I wish Hollywood would create more ... read more »
  
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  Norma Rae finds Sally Field cast in the title role, a minimum-wage worker in a cotton mill. The factory has taken too much of a toll on the health of Norma Rae's family for her to ignore her Dickensian working conditions. After hearing a speech by New York union organizer Reuben (Ron Leibman), ...