Norma Rae (1979)
| Tagline | The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Auburn, Alabama, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Stereo |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Family Drama, Social Problem Film |
| Mood | Food for Thought, Only Human |
| Themes | Fighting the System, Labor Unions, Whistleblowers, Work Ethics, Righting the Wronged |
| Tones | Rousing, Compassionate, Earnest, Matter-of-Fact, Upbeat, Warm, Humorous |
| Tags | Alienation, Courage, Factory, Factory Worker, Family, Labor Relations, Labor [work], One Against Odds, Striker, Union Dispute, Union [labor Union] |
Norma Rae is a 1979 American drama film that tells the story of a factory worker from a small town in North Carolina, who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works. The film stars Sally Field in the titular role, Beau Bridges as Norma Rae's husband, Sonny, and Ron Leibman as union organizer Reuben Warshowsky.
Cast and Crew
Cast
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
Mary Munday
Mrs. Johnson
Jack Stryker
J.J. Davis
Lonny Chapman
Gardner
Bob Hannah
Jed Buffum
Edith Ivey
Louise Pickens
Scott Lawton
Craig
Frank McRae
James Brown
Gerry Okuneff
Pinkerton man
Gina Kaye Pounders
Millie
Henry Slate
Policeman
Melissa Ann Wait
Alice
Joe Dorsey
Woodrow Thompson
Sherry Velvet Foster
Velma Stockhouse
Stuart Culpepper
Ray Towner
Weona T. Brown
Hot dog vendor
Carolyn Danforth
Mavis Pruitt
James W. Harris
Mill worker
Billie Joyce Buck
Agnes Roy
Fred Covington
Alston Purvis
J. Don Ferguson
Peter Gallat
Sandra Dorsey
Jail Matron
Harold E. Finch
Agent
Clayton Landey
Teddy Bob Keeler
Bill Pannell
Billy Stettin
George R. Robertson
Farmer
Thomas D. Samford III
Justice of the Peace
Roy Tatum
Woodrow Bowser
Director
Producer
Harriet Frank Jr.
writer
Irving Ravetch
writer
Tamara Asseyev
producer
Alexandra Rose
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
John A. Alonzo
Editor
Sidney Levin
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Casting Director
Jane Feinberg
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Mike Fenton
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Production Designer
Walter Scott Herndon
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Art Director
Tracy Bousman
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Set Decorator
Gregory Garrison
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Makeup Department
Tom Ellingwood
makeup artist
Lola 'Skip' McNalley
hair stylist
William Turner
makeup artist
Elaina P. Schulman
key hair stylist
Production Manager
Jack Terry
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Nicholson
assistant director
Skip Surguine
second assistant director
Art Department
Dudley Holmes
property master
Richard Reseigne
construction coordinator
Sound Department
Bruce Bisenz
production sound mixer
William Hartman
sound editor
Godfrey Marks
dialogue editor
Theodore Soderberg
sound re-recording mixer
Richard Sperber
sound editor
Paul Wells
sound re-recording mixer
Douglas O. Williams
sound re-recording mixer
Special Effects
William Van Der Byl
special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Gary R. Dodd
key grip
Earl Gilbert
gaffer
John Toll
camera operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael J. Harte
costumer: men
Agnes Lyon
costumer: ladies
Editorial Department
Margaret Adachi
assistant editor
Cliffe Oland
assistant editor
Music Department
Robert H. Raff
music editor
Transportation Department
Jerry F. Johnson
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Golda David
assistant: Mr. Ritt
James Koehler
location auditor
H. Bud Otto
script supervisor
Marilyn Tasso
production coordinator
Scott MacDonough
unit publicist
Dan Perri
title designer: main titles
Production Company
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
CBSFox Video
Fox Video
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Abril Vídeo
CBS/Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Miscellaneous
DeLuxe Laboratories
color by
The Alabama Film Commission
thanks
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