
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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorMartin Ritt
WriterHarriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch
Cast

Sally Field
Norma Rae

Beau Bridges
Sonny

Ron Leibman
Reuben

Pat Hingle
Vernon

Barbara Baxley
Leona

Gail Strickland
Bonnie Mae

Morgan Paull
Wayne Billings
Robert Broyles
Sam Bolen

John Calvin
Ellis Harper

Booth Colman
Dr. Watson

Lee de Broux
Lujan

James Luisi
George Benson

Vernon Weddle
Reverend Hubbard

Gilbert Green
Al Landon
Bob Minor
Lucius White

Grace Zabriskie
Linette Odum
Stuart Culpepper
Ray Towner

Mary Munday
Mrs. Johnson
Jack Stryker
J.J. Davis

Gregory Walcott
Lamar Miller
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Keywords
factorybased on novel or bookalabamabased on true storysingle motherunionlaborlabor organizerlabor unionworkers uniontextile workercotton millworker's rights
Details
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$22M
TMDb Votes
199
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026










