Movie
Salt of the Earth
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1954-03-14
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Independent Production Company (IPC)
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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
Crew
- Herbert J. Biberman - Director
- Michael Wilson - Writer
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