Norma Rae (1979)
Director:
Martin Ritt
Starring: Sally Field
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| 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, Norma Rae is the mesmerizing tale of a modern day heroine. Beau Bridges co-stars. |
"[Field's] Oscar was well-deserved. VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
"Field is excellent... Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
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Editor's Note
Set in the industrial South and based on a true story, Martin Ritt's NORMA RAE is a moving portrait of a woman's fight to improve both her own life and the deplorable conditions that exist in the mill where she works. Norma Rae (Sally Field) has worked at the textile mill for years, but when a union organizer from New York comes to town, Norma takes on the hostility of the mill's management and the apathy of her coworkers to try to unionize the mill. Field plays Norma Rae as a passionate woman who realizes her own potential and her need to rebel against the status quo. She is also infuriated by the conditions at the mill. When Norma, uneducated and poor, finally expresses her disgust with life at the mill, it is an electrifying moment, and Field radiates this energy for the rest of the film, providing an emotional core and drive that gives the picture its power.
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Cast & Crew
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Barbara Baxley |
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Beau Bridges |
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Gail Strickland |
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Pat Hingle |
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Ron Leibman |
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Sally Field |
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Martin Ritt - Director |
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John A. Alonzo - Director of Photography |
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David Shire - Musical Score |
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Alex Rose - Producer |
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Tamara Asseyev - Producer |
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Harriet Frank, Jr. - Screenplay |
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Irving Ravetch - Screenplay |
Plot Summary
NORMA RAE is a thrilling drama about factory workers in the South who are fed up with their dangerous, unhealthy working conditions. When a Jewish union leader from New York arrives to help them organize, he meets the impoverished and uneducated Norma Rae. Together they become a team, ready to wage a tough war against management.
Awards
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Oscar (1980) |
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Sally Field, Winner, Best Actress |
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David Shire, Norman Gimbel, Winner, Best Song ("It Goes Like It Goes") |
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Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr., Nominee, Best Writing, Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium |
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Cannes Film Festival (1979) |
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Sally Field, Winner, Best Actress |
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Golden Globe (1980) |
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Sally Field, Winner, Best Motion Picture Actress/Drama |
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Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr., Nominee, Best Motion Picture Screenplay |
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