Norma Rae
(1979) The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right. | Released
Ratings
61%
7.1
7.4
90%
Financials
Revenue: $22,228,000
Budget: $4,500,000
Profit: + $17,728,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Mar 2, 1979
Rating: PG
Run Time: 1h 50m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Production | Casting |
Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton
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| Producer |
Alexandra Rose
Tamara Asseyev
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
John A. Alonzo
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| Editing | Editor |
Sidney Levin
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| Assistant Editor |
Margaret Adachi
Cliffe Oland
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
David Shire
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| Songs |
David Shire
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| Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Theodore Soderberg
Paul Wells
Douglas O. Williams
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| Sound Editor |
William Hartman
Richard Sperber
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| Sound Mixer |
Bruce Bisenz
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| Dialogue Editor |
Godfrey Marks
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| Sound |
Norman Gimbel
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| Directing | Director |
Martin Ritt
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| Script Supervisor |
H. Bud Otto
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| Assistant Director |
James Nicholson
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| Second Assistant Director |
Skip Surguine
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| Art | Production Design |
Walter Scott Herndon
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| Art Direction |
Tracy Bousman
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| Title Designer |
Dan Perri
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| Set Decoration |
Gregory Garrison
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| Writing | Screenplay |
Irving Ravetch
Harriet Frank Jr.
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| Lyricist |
Norman Gimbel
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| Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
Tom Ellingwood
William Turner
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| Hairstylist |
Lola 'Skip' McNalley
Elaina P. Schulman
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| Crew | Special Effects |
William Van der Byl
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| Department | Role | Name |