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Norma Rae is a 1979 American film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, and Pat Hingle. Written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr., with cinematography by John A. Alonzo and a score by David Shire, it is set in a factory in Alabama, where it was also filmed. It was produced by 20th Century Studios and distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix.
The film received the Academy Award for Best Actress and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and the Academy Award for Best Picture. It is part of the National Film Registry, had a budget of 4,500,000, and earned a revenue of 22,228,000. It is recognised in the Academy Award Best Actress collection.
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7.2Norma 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.
Cast
- Sally Field as Norma Rae
- Beau Bridges as Sonny
- Ron Leibman as Reuben
- Pat Hingle as Vernon
- Barbara Baxley as Leona
- Gail Strickland as Bonnie Mae
Themes
- factory
- based on novel or book
- alabama
- based on true story
- single mother
- union
- labor
- labor organizer
- labor union
- workers union
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
13,370 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 1979
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Won 2 Oscars. 12 wins & 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Martin Ritt
- Screenwriter
- Harriet Frank Jr.
- Composer
- David Shire
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- John A. Alonzo
- Narrative location
- Alabama
- Filming location
- Alabama
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 511492
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1979-06-15
- title
- Norma Rae
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in environment
- factory
- review score
- 61/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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