United States / Mar 02, 1979 / PG
The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Broyles | Sam Bolen |
| John Calvin | Ellis Harper |
| Booth Colman | Dr. Watson |
| Lee de Broux | Lujan |
| James Luisi | George Benson |
| Vernon Weddle | Reverend Hubbard |
| Gilbert Green | Al Landon |
| Bob Minor | Lucius White |
| Grace Zabriskie | Linette Odum |
| Stuart Culpepper | Ray Towner |
| Mary Munday | Mrs. Johnson |
| Jack Stryker | J.J. Davis |
| Gregory Walcott | Lamar Miller |
| Noble Willingham | Leroy Mason |
| Lonny Chapman | Gardner |
| Bert Freed | Sam Dakin |
| Bob Hannah | Jed Buffum |
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| Edith Ivey | Louise Pickens |
| Scott Lawton | Craig |
| Frank McRae | James Brown |
| Gerry Okuneff | Pinkerton Man |
| Gina Kaye Pounders | Millie |
| Henry Slate | Policeman |
| Melissa Ann Wait | Alice |
| Joe Dorsey | Woodrow Thompson |
| Sherry Velvet Foster | Velma Stackhouse |
| Weona T. Brown | Hot Dog Vendor |
| Carolyn Danforth | Mavis Pruitt |
| James W. Harris | Mill Worker |
| Charlie Briggs | Warren Latting |
| Billie Joyce Buck | Agnes Roy |
| Fred Covington | Alston Purvis |
| J. Don Ferguson | Peter Gallat |
| Sandra Dorsey | Jail Matron |
| Harold E. Finch | Agent |
| Clayton Landey | Teddy Bob Keeler |
| Bill Pannell | Billy Stettin |
| George R. Robertson | Farmer |
| Thomas D. Samford III | Justice of the Peace |
| Roy Tatum | Woodrow Bowser |
| Paul Ellen | TV Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jerry Michael Ray | TV Reporter (uncredited) |
| Martin Ritt | Factory Worker (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Norma Rae |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox, Martin Ritt Productions, Rose and Asseyev Productions |
| Release date | 2 marzo 1979 |
| Production | Tamara Asseyev, Alexandra Rose |
| Writer | Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr., Norman Gimbel |
| Casting | Mike Fenton, Jane Feinberg |
| Editing | Sidney Levin, Cliffe Oland, Margaret Adachi |
| Cinematography | John A. Alonzo |
| Assistant directors | Skip Surguine, James Nicholson, Martin Ritt, H. Bud Otto |
| Camera operators | John A. Alonzo |
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| Additional photography | John A. Alonzo |
| Production design | Walter Scott Herndon, Gregory Garrison, Tracy Bousman, Dan Perri |
| Art direction | Tracy Bousman, Walter Scott Herndon, Gregory Garrison, Dan Perri |
| Set decoration | Gregory Garrison, Walter Scott Herndon, Tracy Bousman, Dan Perri |
| Special effects | William Van der Byl |
| Music | David Shire, Douglas O. Williams, Bruce Bisenz, Richard Sperber, Theodore Soderberg, Paul Wells, William Hartman, Godfrey Marks, Norman Gimbel |
| Sound | Douglas O. Williams, Bruce Bisenz, Richard Sperber, Theodore Soderberg, Paul Wells, William Hartman, Godfrey Marks, David Shire, Norman Gimbel |
| Costume design | Tom Ellingwood, Lola 'Skip' McNalley, William Turner, Elaina P. Schulman |
| Makeup | Tom Ellingwood, William Turner, Lola 'Skip' McNalley, Elaina P. Schulman |
| Hairstyling | Tom Ellingwood, Lola 'Skip' McNalley, William Turner, Elaina P. Schulman |
| Budget | 4.500.000 € |
| Revenue | 22.228.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / May 29, 1979 / TP
Germany / May 29, 1979 / 12
Spain / May 30, 1979
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Denmark / Jun 04, 1979 / PG
Sweden / Sep 19, 1979 / 11
Physical media
Brazil / Jan 01, 2000 / 12 / FOX DVD
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