Salt of the Earth
DramaHistory
★ 7.0·1954·1h 34m
At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. ...
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Cast
Rosaura Revueltas
Esperanza Quintero
Juan Chacón
Ramon Quintero
Will Geer
Sheriff
David Bauer
Barton
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Mervin Williams
Hartwell
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David Sarvis
Alexander
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Clinton Jencks
Frank Barnes
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Virginia Jencks
Ruth Barnes
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DIRECTOR
Herbert J. Biberman
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.