Salt of the Earth (1954)
At last, an honest movie about American working people
7.0(103)HD1h 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.
- Release:
- 1954-03-14
- Status:
- Released
- Director:
- Herbert J. Biberman
- Country:
- United States of America
- Language:
- English, Spanish
