Salt of the Earth

⭐ 6.9/10 📅 1954 ⏱️ 94 min 🎭 Drama, history

🎬 Trailer

📋 Details

🎬 Director

Herbert J. Biberman

✍️ Writers

Michael Wilson

🎥 Producers

Paul Jarrico, Simon Lazarus

🌍 Countries

United States of America

🏢 Production

Intl Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, Independent Production Company (IPC)

🗣️ Languages

English, Spanish

🎭 Genres

Drama history

📖 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.