Salt of the Earth

Name: Salt of the Earth
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 14 Mar 1954
Rating: 6.90
Cast: Rosaura Revueltas, Juan Chacón, Will Geer, David Bauer, Mervin Williams

1954-03-14 United States of America 94 minutes.

6.90 86 votes

Drama History strike labor union women empowerment

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Overview

At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.

Year 1954

Studio Intl Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, Independent Production Company (IPC)

Director Herbert J. Biberman

Crew Herbert J. Biberman (Director), Paul Jarrico (Producer), Jules Schwerin (Associate Producer), Ed Spiegel (Editor), Leonard Stark (Director of Photography), Joan Laird (Editor)

Popularity 1

Language English, Español