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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 [4] [5] – which was told in the 1975 book Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance by reporter Henry P. Leifermann of The New York Times [6] – and stars Sally Field in the title role.
Crystal Lee Sutton (née Pulley; December 31, 1940 – September 11, 2009) was an American union organizer and advocate who gained fame in 1979 when the film Norma Rae was released, based on events related to her being fired from her job at the J.P. Stevens plant in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, on May 30, 1973, for "insubordination" after she copied an anti-union letter posted on the ...
February 9, 1979 Quintet: co-production with Lion's Gate Films, Inc. March 2, 1979 Norma Rae: Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. April 6, 1979 A Perfect Couple: April 27, 1979 Dreamer: May 25, 1979 Alien: co-production with Brandywine Productions
Martin Ritt (March 2, 1914 – December 8, 1990) was an American director, producer, and actor, active in film, theatre and television. He was known mainly as an auteur of socially-conscious dramas and literary adaptations, [1] described by Stanley Kauffmann as "one of the most underrated American directors, superbly competent and quietly imaginative."
Norma Rae 20th Century Fox Martin Ritt (director); Irving Ravetch , Harriet Frank Jr. (screenplay); Sally Field , Ron Leibman , Beau Bridges , Pat Hingle , Barbara Baxley , Gail Strickland , Gregory Walcott , Morgan Paull , John Calvin, Noble Willingham , Grace Zabriskie , Robert Broyles
If you had polled the opening night audience of The Beautician and the Beast back in 1997, few moviegoers would have predicted that Fran Drescher — let alone President Drescher — would someday ...
"It Goes Like It Goes" is a song written by David Shire and Norman Gimbel. [1] Jennifer Warnes sang the vocals for the Norma Rae soundtrack in 1979. [1] " It Goes Like It Goes" won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1979, [2] defeating such fellow nominees as "Through the Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles and "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie, to the consternation of some critics.
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1979 per Variety. The data was based on grosses from 20 to 22 key cities and therefore, the gross quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.