They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)
Eles Não Usam Black-Tie
The class struggle is, above all, familiar.
120 min
Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of perspectives puts the father and son at odds. Fortunately, Tião's mother, Romana, is on hand to act as a moderator between the two opinionated men.
- Release date
- September 5, 1981
- Country of origin
- Brazil
- Music
- Adoniran Barbosa, Chico Buarque, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
Where to watch
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Cast
- Carlos Alberto Riccelli as Tião
- Bete Mendes as Maria
- Fernanda Montenegro as Romana
- Gianfrancesco Guarnieri as Otávio
- Anselmo Vasconcelos as Jesuíno
- Fernando Bezerra as Assailant
- Francisco Milani as Sartini
- Fernando Ramos da Silva as Bié
- Gilberto Moura as Tuca
- Lélia Abramo as Malvina
- Milton Gonçalves as Bráulio
- Paulo José as Padre Bastos
- Renato Consorte as Alípio
- Rafael de Carvalho as Jurandir
- Genésio de Barros as Investigator
- Nelson Xavier as Investigator
- Flávio Guarnieri as Chiquinho
Crew
- Leon Hirszman · Director
- Gianfrancesco Guarnieri · Writer
- Leon Hirszman · Writer
- Leon Hirszman · Producer
- Adoniran Barbosa · Composer
- Chico Buarque · Composer
- Gianfrancesco Guarnieri · Composer
- Lauro Escorel · Cinematographer
- Eduardo Escorel · Editor
- Jefferson Albuquerque · Production designer
- Francisco Osório · Production designer
- Marcos Weinstock · Production designer