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Norma Rae

Norma Rae

# The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.
Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 4,500,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1979-03-02
⌚ Running Time: 110 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.2

Beloved Cast

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

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