Norma Rae - A woman looks after her husband

Movie
German title	Norma Rae - A woman looks after her husband
Original title	Norma Rae
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1979
length	104 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Martin Ritt
script	Harriet Frank Jr. Irving Ravetch
production	Tamara Asseyev Alexandra Rose
music	David Shire
camera	John A. Alonzo
cut	Sidney Levin
occupation
Sally Field : Norma Rae Beau Bridges : Sonny Ron Leibman : Reuben Pat Hingle : Vernon Barbara Baxley : Leona Gail Strickland : Bonnie Mae Morgan Paull : Wayne Billings Robert Broyles : Sam Bolen John Calvin : Ellis Harper Booth Colman : Dr. Watson James Luisi : George Benson

Norma Rae - Switching Channels is an American film drama directed by Martin Ritt from the year 1979 , based on real events.

action

The factory worker and single mother Norma Rae leads a desolate life in a small town. She got to know the unionist Reuben and realized that she had to fight with the other workers against the poor working conditions and the low wages. She transforms into a consciously politically active woman.

background

The character of Norma Rae is based on Crystal Lee Jordan , who fought for a collective agreement in a textile factory in North Carolina for ten years. Sally Field and Beau Bridges did research for their roles and worked for a while in a similar factory.

The majority of the film extras were students from nearby Auburn University in Opelika, Alabama.

Sally Field was preferred over Jane Fonda , Marsha Mason and Jill Clayburgh to play the title character .

Reviews

In its contemporary criticism, the film-dienst rated Ritt's film as an optimistic, socially critical production “with a melodramatic touch that would convince with the excellent portrayal of the title role” .

Awards

• 1979: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award , New York Film Critics Circle Award, and National Board of Review Award for Field for Best Actress
• 1980: Best Actress (Field) and Grand Prix of Technology at the Cannes Film Festival
• 1980: Oscar in the categories of Best Actress (Field) and Best Song ( It Goes Like It Goes ), two other nominations
• 1980: Marquee (American Movie Awards) for Best Actress (Field)
• 1980: Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama (Field)
• 1980: Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award and National Society of Film Critics Award for Field for Best Actress
• 2011: Admission to the National Film Registry

Web links

• Norma Rae - Switching Channels in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Norma Rae - Switching Channels in Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ cf. Lexicon of International Films 2000/2001 (CD-ROM)