Salt of the Earth
19541h 34m7.0
Drama, History
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- United States of America
About
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.
Where to watch
Stream
Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.
Details
- Director
- Herbert J. Biberman
- Writing
- Michael Wilson
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Mar 14, 1954
- Studio
- Independent Production Company (IPC)
Cast
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
Henrietta Williams
Teresa Vidal
Ernesto Velázquez
Charley Vidal
Ángela Sánchez
Consuelo Ruiz
Joe T. Morales
Sal Ruiz
Clorinda Alderette
Luz Morales
Charles Coleman
Antonio Morales
Víctor Torres
Sebasatian Prieto
E.A. Rockwell
Vance
William Rockwell
Kimbrough
Floyd Bostick
Jenkins
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