Salt of the Earth
1954
At last, an honest movie about American working people
- Herbert J. Biberman
- 1h 34m
- March 14, 1954 · United States of America
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
- 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
- Cinematography
- Stanley Meredith,Leonard Stark
- Music
- Sol Kaplan
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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