Salt of the Earth
At last, an honest movie about American working people
Film19541h 34m
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- Director
- Herbert J. Biberman
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1954-03-14
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
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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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