Salt of the Earth (1954)

1h 34m
Running Time

March 14, 1954
Release Date

Salt of the Earth (1954)

1h 34m
Running Time

March 14, 1954
Release Date

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Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

Rosaura Revueltas

Rosaura Revueltas

Esperanza Quintero

Juan Chacón

Juan Chacón

Ramon Quintero

Will Geer

Will Geer

Sheriff

David Bauer

David Bauer

Barton

Mervin Williams

Mervin Williams

Hartwell

David Sarvis

David Sarvis

Alexander

Clinton Jencks

Clinton Jencks

Frank Barnes

Virginia Jencks

Virginia Jencks

Ruth Barnes

Henrietta Williams

Henrietta Williams

Teresa Vidal

Ernesto Velázquez

Ernesto Velázquez

Charley Vidal

Ángela Sánchez

Ángela Sánchez

Consuelo Ruiz

Joe T. Morales

Joe T. Morales

Sal Ruiz

Clorinda Alderette

Clorinda Alderette

Luz Morales

Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

Antonio Morales

Víctor Torres

Víctor Torres

Sebasatian Prieto

E.A. Rockwell

E.A. Rockwell

Vance

William Rockwell

William Rockwell

Kimbrough

Floyd Bostick

Floyd Bostick

Jenkins

Herbert J. Biberman

Herbert J. Biberman

Director / Producer

Paul Jarrico

Paul Jarrico

Producer

Jules Schwerin

Jules Schwerin

Associate Producer / Production Manager / Assistant Director

Stanley Meredith

Stanley Meredith

Director of Photography

Leonard Stark

Leonard Stark

Director of Photography

Ed Spiegel

Ed Spiegel

Editor

Joan Laird

Joan Laird

Editor

Simon Lazarus

Simon Lazarus

Producer

Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

Writer

Harry Smith

Harry Smith

Sound

Dick Stanton

Dick Stanton

Sound

Sonja Dahl Biberman

Sonja Dahl Biberman

Associate Producer

Sol Kaplan

Sol Kaplan

Original Music Composer

Details.

Release Date
March 14, 1954

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 34m

Genres

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This Movie Is About.

strike
labor union
women empowerment

Wiki.

Salt of the Earth is a 1954 American film drama written by Michael Wilson, directed by Herbert J. Biberman, and produced by Paul Jarrico. Because all three men were blacklisted by the Hollywood establishment due to their alleged involvement in communist politics, Salt of the Earth was one of the first fully independent films made outside of the Hollywood studio system.

It was also one of the first motion pictures to advance the feminist social and political point of view. Its plot centers on a long and difficult strike, based on the 1951 strike against the Empire Zinc Company in Grant County, New Mexico. The company is identified as "Delaware Zinc", and the setting is "Zinc Town, New Mexico". The film shows how the miners, the company, and the police react during the strike. Shot in a style influenced by Italian neorealism, and making atmospheric use of New Mexico's landscapes, Salt of the Earth employed mostly local miners and their families as actors.

The film was initially mired in Red Scare controversy and was suppressed. Eventually though, it was seen by more and more people until it came to be recognized as an important cultural, political and aesthetic work. In 1992, it was selected to the Library of Congress's National Film Registry of significant U.S. films.

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