Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth

1954•1h 34m•7.0/10

DramaHistory

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7.0/10(98)

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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Independent Production Company (IPC)

Language

EN

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Cast

Rosaura Revueltas

Rosaura Revueltas

Esperanza Quintero

Juan Chacón

Juan Chacón

Ramon Quintero

Will Geer

Will Geer

Sheriff

David Bauer

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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