Norma Rae
1979
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.
Director:
Martin Ritt
Writers:
Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 12 wins & 6 nominations total
Production:
Martin Ritt
Country:
United States
