Norma Rae

The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.

Duration: 110 min
Release date: 1979-03-02
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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.

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Sally Field
Sally Field
as Norma Rae
Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges
as Sonny
Ron Leibman
Ron Leibman
as Reuben
Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle
as Vernon
Barbara Baxley
Barbara Baxley
as Leona
Gail Strickland
Gail Strickland
as Bonnie Mae
Morgan Paull
Morgan Paull
as Wayne Billings
Robert Broyles
Robert Broyles
as Sam Bolen
John Calvin
John Calvin
as Ellis Harper
Booth Colman
Booth Colman
as Dr. Watson
Lee de Broux
Lee de Broux
as Lujan
James Luisi
James Luisi
as George Benson
Vernon Weddle
Vernon Weddle
as Reverend Hubbard
Gilbert Green
Gilbert Green
as Al Landon
Bob Minor
Bob Minor
as Lucius White
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie
as Linette Odum
Stuart Culpepper
Stuart Culpepper
as Ray Towner
Mary Munday
Mary Munday
as Mrs. Johnson
Jack Stryker
Jack Stryker
as J.J. Davis
Gregory Walcott
Gregory Walcott
as Lamar Miller
Noble Willingham
Noble Willingham
as Leroy Mason
Lonny Chapman
Lonny Chapman
as Gardner
Bert Freed
Bert Freed
as Sam Dakin
Bob Hannah
Bob Hannah
as Jed Buffum
Edith Ivey
Edith Ivey
as Louise Pickens
Scott Lawton
Scott Lawton
as Craig
Frank McRae
Frank McRae
as James Brown
Gerry Okuneff
Gerry Okuneff
as Pinkerton Man
Gina Kaye Pounders
Gina Kaye Pounders
as Millie
Henry Slate
Henry Slate
as Policeman
Melissa Ann Wait
Melissa Ann Wait
as Alice
Joe Dorsey
Joe Dorsey
as Woodrow Thompson
Sherry Velvet Foster
Sherry Velvet Foster
as Velma Stackhouse
Weona T. Brown
Weona T. Brown
as Hot Dog Vendor
Carolyn Danforth
Carolyn Danforth
as Mavis Pruitt
James W. Harris
James W. Harris
as Mill Worker
Charlie Briggs
Charlie Briggs
as Warren Latting
Billie Joyce Buck
Billie Joyce Buck
as Agnes Roy
Fred Covington
Fred Covington
as Alston Purvis
J. Don Ferguson
J. Don Ferguson
as Peter Gallat
Sandra Dorsey
Sandra Dorsey
as Jail Matron
Harold E. Finch
Harold E. Finch
as Agent
Clayton Landey
Clayton Landey
as Teddy Bob Keeler
Bill Pannell
Bill Pannell
as Billy Stettin
George R. Robertson
George R. Robertson
as Farmer
Thomas D. Samford III
Thomas D. Samford III
as Justice of the Peace
Roy Tatum
Roy Tatum
as Woodrow Bowser
Paul Ellen
Paul Ellen
as TV Reporter (uncredited)
Jerry Michael Ray
Jerry Michael Ray
as TV Reporter (uncredited)
Martin Ritt
Martin Ritt
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
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