Salt of the Earth

Name: Salt of the Earth
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1954-03-14
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Rosaura Revueltas, Juan Chacón, Will Geer, David Bauer, Mervin Williams

At last, an honest movie about American working people

Salt of the Earth (1954)

Timing: 1:34 (94 min)

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Release date

1954-03-14

Country

United States

Production

Independent Production Company (IPC)

Genre

Drama, History

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Director

Herbert J. Biberman

Actors

Rosaura Revueltas, Juan Chacón, Will Geer, David Bauer, Mervin Williams, David Sarvis, Clinton Jencks, Virginia Jencks, Henrietta Williams, Ernesto Velázquez
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Scenario

Michael Wilson

Producer

Paul Jarrico, Simon Lazarus, Herbert J. Biberman

Operator

Leonard Stark

Composer

Sol Kaplan

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Editing

Ed Spiegel, Joan Laird
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Short description

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.