---
title: 'Norma Rae (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Ritt'
released: '1979-03-02'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/norma-rae-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079638/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Norma Rae (1979)

1979 · 104 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Norma Rae is a 1979 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. The film is based on the true story of Crystal Lee Sutton – which was told in the 1975 book Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance by reporter Henry P. Leifermann of The New York Times – and stars Sally Field in the title role. Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley and Gail Strickland are featured in supporting roles. The film follows Norma Rae Webster, a factory worker with little formal education in North Carolina who, after she and her co-workers' health are compromised due to poor working conditions, becomes involved in trade union activities at the textile factory where she works.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Sidney Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-levin)
- **Director:** [Martin Ritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ritt)
- **Screenplay:** [Harriet Frank Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-frank-jr), [Irving Ravetch](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-ravetch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Shire](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-shire)
- **Producer:** [Tamara Asseyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamara-asseyev)
- **Director of Photography:** [John A. Alonzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-a-alonzo)

## Cast

- [Lee de Broux](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-de-broux)
- [Sally Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-field)
- [Ron Leibman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-leibman)
- [Joe Dorsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-dorsey)
- [Gilbert Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-green)
- [James Luisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-luisi)
- [Booth Colman](https://cinepixo.com/people/booth-colman)
- [Noble Willingham](https://cinepixo.com/people/noble-willingham)
- [Lonny Chapman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lonny-chapman)
- [Pat Hingle](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-hingle)
- [Gregory Walcott](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-walcott)
- [Morgan Paull](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-paull)
- [Bert Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-freed)
- [Gail Strickland](https://cinepixo.com/people/gail-strickland)
- [Grace Zabriskie](https://cinepixo.com/people/grace-zabriskie)

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