Norma Rae (1979)

03/02/1979 (US) • 1h 50m

Drama

The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.

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.

Top Billed Cast


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$4,500,000.00

Revenue

$22,228,000.00

Keywords

factory

based on novel or book

alabama

based on true story

single mother

union

labor

textile worker

cotton mill

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