Salt of the Earth (1954)
At last, an honest movie about American working people
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.
Rated
AL
Year
1954
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
14 March 1954
TMDB
7.0 (104)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Rosaura Revueltas
Esperanza Quintero
Juan Chacón
Ramon Quintero
Will Geer
Sheriff
David Bauer
Barton
M
Mervin Williams
Hartwell
D
David Sarvis
Alexander
C
Clinton Jencks
Frank Barnes
V
Virginia Jencks
Ruth Barnes
H
Henrietta Williams
Teresa Vidal
E
Ernesto Velázquez
Charley Vidal
Á
Ángela Sánchez
Consuelo Ruiz
J
Joe T. Morales
Sal Ruiz
C
Clorinda Alderette
Luz Morales
C
Charles Coleman
Antonio Morales
V
Víctor Torres
Sebasatian Prieto
E
E.A. Rockwell
Vance
W
William Rockwell
Kimbrough
F
Floyd Bostick
Jenkins
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