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| Cast | Barbara Baxley, Beau Bridges, Robert Broyles, John Calvin, Booth Colman, Lee De Broux, Sally Field, Pat Hingle, Ron Leibman, James Luisi, Bob Minor, Gail Strickland, Gregory Walcott and Noble Willingham |
| Theatrical Release | November 30, 1978 |
| DVD Release | April 17, 2001 |
| Running Time | 110 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| UPC Code | 024543013747 |
| Buy this item | $9.98 at Amazon.com
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Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
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Norma Rae
I saw the film (from my Dad's Collection), in our home theatre. Granted the acting is very good, the production is excellent and the story relevant, there's still something irritating (for me) in the way a young mother, Sally Field, ignores her husband (Beau Bridges) and kids to spend every possible moment , day and night, with a slimy union official (Ron Liebman). They are trying to bring the bring the workers at a Southern Textile Plant into much-needed solidarity and director, Martin Ritt is obviously trying equally as hard to avoid the usual cliches of the hard-hearted, pig-headed, capitalistic boss and the passive severely put-upon workers. Sally Field succeeds more than Ritt does. On the one hand, the textile workers learn how to strike, get better wages and a little employer respect. On the other hand, there's a family crying out for their mother. Music and credits are superb. Sally Field won an Academy Award for her performance.
November 13, 2008| | | Norma Rae: Compassion and Grit | |
Sally Field won a Best Actress Academy Award for playing 'Norma Rae', and with good reason. She played the Strong, Compassionate no-nonsense woman to perfection.This type of woman, who earns success and stays compassionate doesn't come around everyday: Senator Hillary Clinton has it: In the 2008 Presidential Primary race, Hillary Clinton not only earned more votes than any of her rivals, she earned more votes than any other Presidential Primary candidate in the history of America (and earned 311 electoral votes, to her Party's presumptive nominee who earned 227 - 270 needed to win in November - On August 28,2008, the Party chooses it's nominee for President)
August 20, 2008Very, very good part. Sally Field, plays a wonderful role. I personal know what's it's like to work for a factory, even thou there was union. I recommend this movie to anyone who likes Sally Field.
July 22, 2008A true storey.A killwprker, a texile worker an she stared a union that goes alway to NYC.
February 4, 2008The diminutive but plucky Field, who got her start playing Gidget on television, achieved breakout movie stardom with her assured, Oscar-winning performance as Norma Rae, who evolves from pliant employee to impassioned agitator for workers' rights. The interplay between Norma Rae and unlikely ally Reuben (Leibman) is interesting to watch, but ultimately it's the emergence of Norma Rae's righteous fire that's most memorable, reminding us that in this country, fighting for the fair treatment of working people is both a right and necessity.
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