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Cinematic background from 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.

Norma Rae

1979

Drama

Directors:

Writers:

Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.

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Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – Two women are walking down a path in a factory; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man sitting at a table holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people sitting on a couch in a living room; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle

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Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man sitting at a table in front of drinks; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A black and white photo of a woman holding a tray of food; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man standing in front of an ironing board in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman in a boxing ring looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people sitting in a living room together; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A person clapping her hands; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people standing around a table with papers on top of it; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man with a beard and a man with a green hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman standing next to a machine in a room; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man in white tank top pushing a cart of toilet paper; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman standing in front of a sign that says " o; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – An older woman is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman standing in front of a spinning wheel; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman standing in front of a group of people in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man standing next to an industrial machine in a shop; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people that are sitting in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man standing in front of machines in a room; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – An older man with a beard and mustache is sitting in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman is standing in front of a machine in a factory; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – An older man in a white t - shirt and blue overalls talking to two other people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – An older man wearing glasses and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – An older woman wearing a headscarf in a factory; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man standing next to a machine in a factory; Medium shot, High angle

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Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man standing in front of a grinding machine in a shop; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – An old black and white photo of a young woman; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man in a white t - shirt is talking to another man in a red shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A person wearing a red hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman in a red shirt and white skirt is standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman in an apron holds a sign above her head; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man and a woman holding hands in front of a sign; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman with a headset in a room with other people; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people that are standing in a room; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man and a woman looking at each other in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man in a white tank top wearing a hat; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman wearing a hat standing next to a machine; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A young woman with long brown hair looking sad while a man stands in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people sitting in front of a man; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man and a woman sitting at a table with drinks; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A crowd of people sitting and standing in a room; Wide shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A person working in a factory with many machines; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman standing on a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man holding a baseball bat while standing on a baseball field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman standing in a room filled with machines; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A crowd of people sitting and standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man sitting on the ground next to a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

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Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people standing in front of a crowd; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man in a suit drinking a glass of red wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman sitting in the back of a car with two children; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman sitting at a table with a book in front of her face; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of men sitting in a row in a church; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

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Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman in a yellow jacket writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man sitting in front of a group of people; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man and a woman kissing each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman holding up a sign that says " unions "; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A large group of people sitting in front of a brick wall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman in a yellow shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman in a yellow shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of men standing around in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman standing in front of a phone booth; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man wearing a white blanket and a white scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – Two women sitting in front of a window eating a sandwich; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A shirtless man in a kitchen next to a sink; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman in a tan shirt is standing in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – Two men talking to each other in front of a chain link fence; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman sitting in front of a table with papers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman sitting on a couch next to two other people; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman standing in front of a window looking sad; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man and a woman sitting in front of a computer; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman writing on a piece of paper in front of a cup; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man holding a plate in a room with a woman; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man and a woman are walking together outside; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A young girl standing in a field next to an older man; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman sitting in a chair in front of a lamp; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – An older woman holding a picture of jesus; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people sitting in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – Two women are facing each other with ear buds in their ears; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man standing in front of a door looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people standing around a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of men and women sitting on the ground; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – Two men are standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man standing next to a body of water near trees; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – Two women are standing in an industrial setting; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A woman wearing a head scarf standing in a room; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A group of people sitting in a row watching something; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Norma Rae” (1979), directed by Martin Ritt – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle