They Don't Wear Black Tie

The class struggle is, above all, familiar.

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.

Carlos Alberto Riccelli

(Tião)

Bete Mendes

(Maria)

Fernanda Montenegro

(Romana)

Gianfrancesco Guarnieri

(Otávio)

Anselmo Vasconcelos

(Jesuíno)

Cristina Rodrigues

(Tezinha)

Fernando Peixoto

(Mafra)

Fernando Bezerra

(Assailant)

Francisco Milani

(Sartini)

Chica Lopes

(Romana's friend)

Fernando Ramos da Silva

(Bié)

Flávio Guarnieri

(Chiquinho)

Gilberto Moura

(Tuca)

Gésio Amadeu

(Onofre)

Jalusa Barcelos

(Nurse)

José Araújo

(Juvêncio)

Lélia Abramo

(Malvina)

Lizette Negreiros

(Silene)

Mercedes Dias

(Braulio's wife)

Milton Gonçalves

(Bráulio)

Paulo José

(Padre Bastos)

Renato Consorte

(Alípio)

Rafael de Carvalho

(Jurandir)

Tony Wilson

(Musician)

Wilson Silva

(Chief Police)

Antonio De Pieri

(Investigator)

Amaury Álvarez

(Investigator)

Genézio de Barros

(Investigator)

Maurício Amalfi

(Investigator)

Nelson Xavier

(Investigator)

Oduvaldo Brito

(Investigator)

Antônio Joaquim da Silva

(Policeman)

Walter Cruz

(Policeman)

Aldo Bueno

(Comrade)

Almir Ribeiro

(Comrade)

Antônio Leite

(Comrade)

Antônio Petrin

(Comrade)

Eduardo da Conceição

(Comrade)

João Acaiabe

(Comrade)

Luis Carlos Borges

(Comrade)

Ricardo Dias

(Comrade)

Cilas Gregório

(Factory worker)

Israel Pinheiro

(Factory worker)

João França

(Factory worker)

Luis Tedax

(Factory worker)

Leide Câmara

(Factory worker)

Maria Júlia Gomes

(Factory worker)

Lene Nunes

(Factory worker)

Maria Letícia Nascimento

(Factory worker)

Carlos Costa

(Man at the funeral)

Dirce Marques

(Woman at the funeral)

Rosiete Cavalcanti

(Silene's friend)

Teresa Maldonado

(Silene's friend)