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Salt of the Earth

Drama
History
94 mins
6.9
1954

Description

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:

Rosaura Revueltas
Juan Chacón
Will Geer
David Bauer
Mervin Williams
David Sarvis
Clinton Jencks
Virginia Jencks

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