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Salt of the Earth

6.9 94 mins Drama   History   1954
Intl Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers   Independent Production Company (IPC)  
Director(s): Herbert J. Biberman

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.

Casts of Salt of the Earth

Rosaura Revueltas

as Esperanza Quintero

Juan Chacón

as Ramon Quintero

Will Geer

as Sheriff

David Bauer

as Barton

Mervin Williams

as Hartwell

David Sarvis

as Alexander

Clinton Jencks

as Frank Barnes

Virginia Jencks

as Ruth Barnes

Henrietta Williams

as Teresa Vidal

Ernesto Velázquez

as Charley Vidal

Ángela Sánchez

as Consuelo Ruiz

Joe T. Morales

as Sal Ruiz

Clorinda Alderette

as Luz Morales

Charles Coleman

as Antonio Morales

Víctor Torres

as Sebasatian Prieto

E.A. Rockwell

as Vance

William Rockwell

as Kimbrough

Floyd Bostick

as Jenkins

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