Norma Rae (1979)

A Vote for Union

The vote to unionize the textile mill wins out. Various factory workers celebrate with Norma Rae (Sally Field) and Reuben (Ron Leibman) listening outside the factory walls.

Directed by Martin Ritt.

Released in 1979 by Fox.

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  • character-type: Employee
  • character-type: Activist
  • character-type: Co-workers
  • character-type: Heroine
  • action: Cheer
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Social Issue Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • secondary-genre: Biography
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Exciting
  • mood: Emotional
  • prop: Megaphone
  • setting: Factory
  • theme: Success
  • theme: Nonviolence
  • theme: Politics
  • theme: Empowerment
  • actor: Sally Field
  • actor: Grace Zabriskie
  • actor: Ron Leibman
  • actor: Gail Strickland
  • director: Martin Ritt
  • producer: Tamara Asseyev
  • cinematographer: John A. Alonzo
  • composer: David Shire
  • editor: Sidney Levin
  • production-designer: Walter Scott Herndon
  • role-name: Norma Rae
  • role-name: Bonnie Mae
  • role-name: Reuben
  • role-name: Linette Odum
  • screenwriter: Irving Ravetch
  • screenwriter: Harriet Frank Jr.
  • year: 1979
  • studio: Fox