Directed by:
Martin RittCinematography:
John A. AlonzoComposer:
David ShireCast:
Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley, Gail Strickland, Morgan Paull, John Calvin, Noble Willingham, Lonny Chapman, Frank McRae (more)Plots(1)
In an Oscar-winning performance, Sally Field is unforgettable as Norma Rae, the Southern millworker who revolutionizes a small town and discovers a power in herself she never had. Under the guidance of a New York unionizer (Ron Leibman) and with increasing courage and determination, Norma Rae organizes her fellow factory workers to fight for better conditions and wages. Based on a true story, Norma Rae is the mesmerizing tale of a modern day heroine. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Sally Field
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
Places in the Heart (1984)
Beau Bridges
USA
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
The Red Pony (1949)
Ron Leibman
USA
Best movies:
Phar Lap (1983)
Dummy (2002)
Garden State (2004)
Pat Hingle
USA
Best movies:
The Land Before Time (1988)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Batman (1989)
Barbara Baxley
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
All Fall Down (1962)
The Savage Eye (1960)
Gail Strickland
USA
Best movies:
Bound for Glory (1976)
The Man in the Moon (1991)
Norma Rae (1979)
Morgan Paull
USA
Best movies:
Patton (1970)
Blade Runner (1982)
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
John Calvin
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Norma Rae (1979)
Making Love (1982)
Noble Willingham
USA
Best movies:
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
Chinatown (1974)
Lonny Chapman
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
The Birds (1963)
Frank McRae
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Lock Up (1989)
Grace Zabriskie
USA
Best movies:
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
George R. Robertson
Canada
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Police Academy (1984)
James Luisi
USA
Best movies:
Norma Rae (1979)
Fade to Black (1980)
Stunts (1977)
Gregory Walcott
USA
Best movies:
Man of the East (1972)
Ed Wood (1994)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Bert Freed
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Booth Colman
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Lawyer (1970)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Lee de Broux
USA
Best movies:
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Chinatown (1974)
Roots (1977) (series)
Joe Dorsey
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
Norma Rae (1979)
Charlie Briggs
USA
Best movies:
Home from the Hill (1960)
The Beguiled (1971)
Charley Varrick (1973)