Salt of the Earth

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 14, 1954

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Spanish

Countries

United States of America

Production

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

Cast

Rosaura Revueltas,Juan Chacón,Will Geer,David Bauer,Mervin Williams,David Sarvis,Clinton Jencks,Virginia Jencks,Henrietta Williams,Ernesto Velázquezand 8 more

Director

Herbert J. Biberman

Writer

Michael Wilson

Producer

Paul Jarrico,Herbert J. Biberman,Simon Lazarus

Cinematography

Stanley Meredith,Leonard Stark

Music

Sol Kaplan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0047443