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Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 14, 1954

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

69%

Original Title

Salt of the Earth

Production Companies

Intl Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, Independent Production Company (IPC)

Director

Herbert J. Biberman

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.