A Matter of Sex (1984)
Overview
Dramatization of the true story of the so-called Willmar Eight, a group of Minnesota bank workers who braved freezing conditions whilst picketing their branch in a struggle for union rights.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.242 |
Directed By
Lee Grant
Crew
Gwen Iveson
Fred Murphy
Bryon White
Hilton Rosemarin
Joseph Feury
Matthew McCauley
Rob Iveson
Jamie Miller
Everett Chambers
Sherry Baker
Milton Justice
Mary Beth Yarrow
Ron Wisman
Ralph Brunjes
Karen Bromley
Jacques M. Bradette
James Keeler
Bill Morgan
Joyce Eliason
Lee Grant
David Bailey
TOP CAST
Jean Stapleton
Irene Wallin
Dinah Manoff
Glennis Rasmussen
Judge Reinhold
Tobe Rasmussen
Nancy Beatty
Sandi Treml
J. Winston Carroll
Ray Artisan
Peter Dvorsky
John Mack
Jeannie Elias
Shirley Solyntjes
Gillian Farrell
Sylvia Erickson
Tom Harvey
Vern Dimmick
Mary Pirie
Donna Fern
Pamela Putch
Jane Harguth
Diana Reis
Terren Novotny
Joanne Strauss
Doris Boshart
Layne Coleman
Billy Dimmick
Marvin Karon
Darryl Lund
Philip Craig
Ray Otteson
Nicky Guadagni
Mary
Marcia Bennett
Clara
Roger Dunn
Robert Sykes
Bob Warner
Mr. Rasmussen
Charles Jolliffe
Rev. Howell
Morris Buchanan
Judge Garfield
Bob Church
1st TV Reporter
Barbara Kyle
2nd TV Reporter
Sharon Dyer
Mrs. Jacobson
Jan Chamberlain
Mrs. Simmons
Michael J. Reynolds
Bruce Jennings
Murray Westgate
1st Union Man
Helen Carscallen
2nd Railroad Woman
Peter Spence
Young Man
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