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)

1:34 (94 min)

Drama, History

United States

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Production

Independent Production Company (IPC)

Release date

14 March 1954

Director

Herbert J. Biberman

Scenario

Michael Wilson

Composer

Sol Kaplan

Producer

Paul Jarrico

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Actors

Rosaura Revueltas

Esperanza Quintero

Juan Chacón

Ramon Quintero

Will Geer

Sheriff

David Bauer

Barton

Mervin Williams

Hartwell

David Sarvis

Alexander

Clinton Jencks

Frank Barnes

Virginia Jencks

Ruth Barnes

All actors and roles (10)

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.