Norma Rae

Working-class grit meets quiet rebellion in a 1970s Carolina mill town. A sharp-eyed factory worker partners with an outside organizer to challenge management and rally her skeptical coworkers. Sally Field carries the film with steady resolve, a portrait of ordinary courage in an era of industrial fatigue.

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Martin Ritt directed Norma Rae in 1979. See Martin Ritt's full filmography, where to start with Martin Ritt, or where to go after you've seen everything by Martin Ritt.

Norma Rae was released in 1979 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 110 minutes.