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Salt of the Earth (1954)

Film · 1954 · 94 min · Drama · History

At last, an honest movie about American working people

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.

Directed by Herbert J. Biberman

Starring Rosaura Revueltas, Juan Chacón, Will Geer, David Bauer, Mervin Williams, David Sarvis, Clinton Jencks, Virginia Jencks

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In cinemas14 March 1954
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First release anywhere14 March 1954

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