Norma Rae
- 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
Norma Rae - A woman is her husband is an American film drama from director Martin Ritt 's 1979, based on a true story.
Action
The factory worker and single mother Norma Rae leads a miserable life in a small town. She learns the unionist Reuben know, recognize that they are fighting with the other workers against the poor working conditions and low wages must, and transformed into a conscious politically active woman.
Background
The character of Norma Rae based on Crystal Lee Jordan, 10 years to a collective agreement with JP Stevens fought. Field and Bridges researched for their roles and worked himself in a similar factory.
The majority of movie extras were students from the nearby Auburn University in Opelika, Alabama.
Sally Field was brought forward as a performer of the title character Marsha Mason, Jane Fonda and Jill Clayburgh. The actor, who should try to push Field in the police car, suffered during the fight scene a broken rib, the field taught him.
Reviews
The filmdienst Ritts rated film in its contemporary critics as one marked by optimism socially critical production " with a melodramatic plot that due to the excellent performance in the title role " would convince.