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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.
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."
Pages in category "Films directed by Martin Ritt" ... Norma Rae; Nuts (1987 film) O. The Outrage; P. Paris Blues; Pete 'n' Tillie; S. The Sound and the Fury (1959 film)
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
Frank and Ravetch maintained a close working relationship with director Martin Ritt, collaborating with him on eight film projects. After initially being suggested by Ravetch to direct The Long, Hot Summer (1958), Ritt eventually drew the couple out of inactivity on three occasions, hiring them to write the screenplays for Norma Rae (1979 ...
Field, 77, was nominated for her role in Norma Rae, which also earned her a Golden Globe Award. In the new book, 50 Oscar Nights, to be published Tuesday, January 23, Field claimed that Reynolds ...
The musical, also titled The Front (or, alternatively, Lucky Break [12]) had music and lyrics by Paul Gordon and Jay Gruska, with a book and additional lyrics by Seth Friedman, and its workshop was co-directed by John Caird and Nell Balaban, starring Brian d'Arcy James as Howard Prince, Richard Kind as Hecky Brown, and Jayne Paterson as ...
Cast: Regina Hall, Issa Rae, Marsai Martin Directed by: Tina Gordon Little tells the story of a woman named Jordan, a bossy tech company owner who transforms into her 13-year-old self after ...