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Synopsis
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

Cast

Beau Bridges Sonny
Barbara Baxley Leona
Lonny Chapman Gardner
Pat Hingle Vernon
Ron Leibman Reuben
Morgan Paull Wayne Billings
Gail Strickland Bonnie Mae
Sally Field Norma Rae

Production Crew

Tracy Bousman Art Director
John A. Alonzo Cinematographer
David Shire Composer (Music Score)
Martin Ritt Director
Sid Levin Editor
Tom Ellingwood Makeup
William Turner Makeup
Alex Rose Producer
Tamara Asseyev Producer
Walter Scott Herndon Production Designer
Harriet Frank, Jr. Screenwriter
Irving Ravetch Screenwriter
Gregory Garrison Set Designer
Norman Gimbel Songwriter
Bruce Bisenz Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1979
Runtime: 120
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
DeLuxe Color

Produced by
20th Century Fox

Awards
1979 - Best Picture - Academy
1979 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1979 - Grand Technical Prize - Cannes International Film Festival
1979 - Grand Technical Prize - Cannes Film Festival
1979 - Best Picture - Academy
1979 - Best Picture - Academy
1979 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1979 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1979 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association