Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth (1954)


  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1954-03-14
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 83 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Language: Español
  • Production Company: Intl Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Herbert J. Biberman
star 6.9/10
From 83 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Rosaura Revueltas

    as Esperanza Quintero
  • Juan Chacón

    as Ramon Quintero
  • Will Geer

    as Sheriff
  • David Bauer

    as Barton
  • Mervin Williams

    as Hartwell
  • David Sarvis

    as Alexander
  • Clinton Jencks

    as Frank Barnes
  • Virginia Jencks

    as Ruth Barnes
  • Henrietta Williams

    as Teresa Vidal
  • Ernesto Velázquez

    as Charley Vidal
  • Ángela Sánchez

    as Consuelo Ruiz
  • Joe T. Morales

    as Sal Ruiz
  • Clorinda Alderette

    as Luz Morales
  • Charles Coleman

    as Antonio Morales
  • Víctor Torres

    as Sebasatian Prieto
  • E.A. Rockwell

    as Vance
  • William Rockwell

    as Kimbrough
  • Floyd Bostick

    as Jenkins
Directing Herbert J. Biberman Director
Production Paul Jarrico Producer
Production Jules Schwerin Associate Producer
Camera Stanley Meredith Director of Photography
Camera Leonard Stark Director of Photography
Editing Ed Spiegel Editor
Editing Joan Laird Editor
Production Simon Lazarus Producer
Production Herbert J. Biberman Producer
Writing Michael Wilson Writer
Sound Harry Smith Sound
Sound Dick Stanton Sound
Production Sonja Dahl Biberman Associate Producer
Sound Sol Kaplan Original Music Composer
Production Jules Schwerin Production Manager
Directing Jules Schwerin Assistant Director

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