Released
Salt of the Earth
March 14 1954 (over 70 years ago)Rating
69
Based on
81 reviews
- Director: Herbert J. Biberman
- Genres: Drama, History
- Runtime: 1 h 34 m
- Country: United States of America
- Companies: Intl Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, Independent Production Company (IPC)
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.
