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Norma Rae

Norma Rae, the Southern millworker who revolutionizes a small town and discovers a power in herself she never knew she had. Under the guidance of a New York unionizer and with increasing courage and determination, Norma Rae organizes her fellow factory workers to fight for better conditions and wage...

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Other Authors: Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990 (Film director), Asseyev, Tamara (Film producer), Rose, Alexandra, 1946- (Film producer), Ravetch, Irving (Screenwriter), Frank, Harriet, Jr (Screenwriter), Alonzo, John A., 1934-2001 (director of photography.), Levin, Sidney (Editor of moving image work), Shire, David (composer (expression)), Herndon, Walter Scott (Production designer), Field, Sally (Actor), Leibman, Ron (Actor), Bridges, Beau (Actor), Hingle, Pat (Actor), Baxley, Barbara (Actor), Strickland, Gail (Actor)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Ã2013.
Subjects:
Women textile workers > Drama.
Labor unions > Organizing > Drama.
Textile workers > Labor unions > Drama.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Norma Rae, the Southern millworker who revolutionizes a small town and discovers a power in herself she never knew she had. Under the guidance of a New York unionizer and with increasing courage and determination, Norma Rae organizes her fellow factory workers to fight for better conditions and wages. Based on a true story.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
Special features: "Backstory : 'Norma Rae'" documentary featurette (24 min.).
Physical Description:1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital stereo. surround, Dolby digital mono.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG CHV rating: PG.
Awards:Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Field), 1979.
Production Credits:Director of photography, John A. Alonzo ; edited by Sidney Levin ; music, David Shire ; production designed by Walter Scott Herndon.

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