Description |
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Series |
Award series.
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Note |
Widescreen. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. |
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Special features (27 min.): "Backstory : 'Norma Rae'" featurette (24 min.); original theatrical trailer (3 min.). |
Contents |
"In an Oscar winning performance, Sally Field is unforgettable as 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 (Ron Leibman) 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, Norma Rae is the mesmerizing tale of a modern day heroine. Beau Bridges co-stars." (1979, Color, Approx. 118 min.) ---Cover Video for American Cinema class. |
Credits |
Director of photography, John A. Alonzo ; edited by Sidney Levin ; music, David Shire. |
Cast |
Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley, Gail Strickland. |
Summary |
Norma Rae, a textile worker in a small Southern town, discovers that she has a social conscience when a labor organizer arrives at her mill to establish a union. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG CHV rating: PG. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, dual-layer; Dolby digital stereo. surround in English, Dolby digital mono. in English or French. |
Language |
In English; with optional English or Spanish subtitles. |
Awards |
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Field), 1979. |
Subject |
Women textile workers -- Drama.
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Labor unions -- Organizing -- Drama.
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Textile workers -- Labor unions -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Added Author |
Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990.
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Field, Sally.
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Leibman, Ron, 1937-2019.
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Bridges, Beau.
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Hingle, Pat, 1924-2009.
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Baxley, Barbara, 1923-1990.
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Strickland, Gail, 1947-
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Shire, David, 1937-
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Standard No. |
024543013747 51 |
Music No. |
2001374 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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