| Edition |
Anamorphic widescreen format (2.35:1). |
| Description |
1 DVD (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| Series |
Award series
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Award series.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, dual-layer; Dolby digital stereo. surround in English, Dolby digital mono. in English or French. |
| Cast |
Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley, Gail Strickland. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John A. Alonzo ; edited by Sidney Levin ; music, David Shire. |
| Note |
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.). |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG CHV rating: PG |
| 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. |
| Awards |
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Field), 1979 |
| 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. |
| Language |
In English; with optional English or Spanish subtitles. |
| Subject |
Women textile workers -- Drama.
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Women textile workers. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Labor unions -- Organizing -- Drama.
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Labor unions -- Organizing. |
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Textile workers -- Labor unions -- Drama.
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Textile workers -- Labor unions. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Ravetch, Irving.
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Frank, Harriet, Jr.
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Asseyev, Tamara.
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Rose, Alexandra, 1946-
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Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990.
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Field, Sally.
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Leibman, Ron.
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Bridges, Beau.
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Hingle, Pat.
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Baxley, Barbara.
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Strickland, Gail.
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Alonzo, John A., 1934-2001.
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Levin, Sidney.
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Shire, David.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543013747 51 |
| Music No. |
2001374 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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