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Field's performance however derives much of its power from the screenplay written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank, Jr.--it's hokey as hell but it plays. Motivated by a magazine article by Henry F. Leifermann, the screenplay delineates the growing bond between Norma Rae, a hard-assed little cracker and Reuben (Ron Leibman) a New York Jewish labor organizer who comes down to unionize her factory. Refreshingly, their bond stems not from wild, trans-ethnic couplings but from a shared philosophy towards life. Ravetch and Frank use humor, wit and most of all, respect in their screenplay...
...Screenplay by Mark Medoff...
Directed by Martin Ritt Screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank...
...PRAISE OF OLDER WOMEN Directed by George Kaczender Screenplay by Paul Gottlieb...
...CASTLES Directed by Donald Wrye Screenplay by Donald Wrye and Gary L. Baim...