Salt of the Earth
In Theaters
March 14, 1954
Runtime: 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. 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
Esperanza Quintero
Juan Chacón
Ramon Quintero
Will Geer
Sheriff
David Bauer
Barton
- MW
Mervin Williams
Hartwell
- DS
David Sarvis
Alexander
- CJ
Clinton Jencks
Frank Barnes
- VJ
Virginia Jencks
Ruth Barnes
- HW
Henrietta Williams
Teresa Vidal
- EV
Ernesto Velázquez
Charley Vidal
- ÁS
Ángela Sánchez
Consuelo Ruiz
- JM
Joe T. Morales
Sal Ruiz
- CA
Clorinda Alderette
Luz Morales
- CC
Charles Coleman
Antonio Morales
- VT
Víctor Torres
Sebasatian Prieto
- ER
E.A. Rockwell
Vance
- WR
William Rockwell
Kimbrough
- FB
Floyd Bostick
Jenkins
Herbert J. Biberman
Director
Michael Wilson
Writer
Media
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