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Sally Field
as Norma Rae

Ron Leibman
as Reuben

Beau Bridges
as Sonny

Pat Hingle
as Vernon

Barbara Baxley
as Leona

Gail Strickland
as Bonnie Mae

Morgan Paull
as Wayne Billings

Robert Broyles
as Sam Bolen

John Calvin
as Ellis Harper

Booth Colman
as Dr. Watson

Lee de Broux
as Lujan

James Luisi
as George Benson

Gilbert Green
as Al London

Bob Minor
as Lucius White

Mary Munday
as Mrs. Johnson

Gregory Walcott
as Lamar Miller

Roy Tatum
as Woodrow Bowser

Noble Willingham
as Leroy Mason

Lonny Chapman
as Gardner

Bert Freed
as Sam Dakin

Bob Hannah
as Jed Buffum

Edith Ivey
as Louise Pickens

Scott Lawton
as Craig

Frank McRae
as James Brown

Gerald Okuneff
as Pinkerton Man

Gina Kaye Pounders
as Millie

Henry Slate
as Policeman

Melissa Ann Wait
as Alice

Joe Dorsey
as Woodrow

Sherry Velvet-Foster
as Velma

Grace Zabriskie
as Linette

Stuart Culpepper
as Ray

Weona T. Brown
as Vendor

Carolyn Danforth
as Mavis

James W. Harris
as Worker

Charlie Briggs
as Warren

Billie Joyce Buck
as Agnes

Fred Covington
as Alston

J. Don Ferguson
as Peter

Sandra Dorsey
as Matron

Harold E. Finch
as Agent

Clayton Landey
as Teddy

William Pannell
as Billy

George R. Robertson
as Farmer

Thomas D. Samford III
as J.P.

J. Roy Tatum
as Woodrow Bowzer

Vernon Weddle
as Rev. Hubbard

Jack Stryker
as J.J. Davis

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• Jan 05, 2019

  Field and Leibman are very good here but the movie spends too much time on soap opera-esque character dynamics. If there were more scenes like the iconic one of Field holding up the "union" sign or the workers recounting their difficulties then this might have been a more effective drama.
  

  Alec B Super Reviewer
• Jan 23, 2014

  Kind of a relic from a bygone era, Norma Rae is a female unionist who goes through much of the trials and tribulations that one goes through in organizing a union in a hostile environment. Sally Field was nonetheless aptly rewarded for giving it her all.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Sep 06, 2010

  A fantastic social drama, and still relevant today too! Field is perfect, and she even won an award for this performance, so if you're a fan don't miss this one. It's a really good movie.
  Aj V Super Reviewer
• Jul 26, 2009

  Entertaing and original drama about the development of a Union in a Alabama textile factory. What makes this film great is the relationship between Sally Field and Ron Leibman.Everyone in the film is good,but these two make the film.He is a New York Union organizer and she is a worker in the factory and the both establish a bond right away.They become very close and have a almost romantic relationship without any romantic liaisons,which was very original. The Union story is also very interesting and the film takes its time to develop characters and story.Great direction by Martin Ritt and beautifully photographed by John Alonzo.
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