Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth

1954 en 94 minutes

Rating: 6.9

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Rosaura Revueltas

Rosaura Revueltas

Esperanza Quintero

Juan Chacón

Juan Chacón

Ramon Quintero

Will Geer

Will Geer

Sheriff

David Bauer

David Bauer

Barton

Mervin Williams

Mervin Williams

Hartwell

David Sarvis

David Sarvis

Alexander

Clinton Jencks

Clinton Jencks

Frank Barnes

Virginia Jencks

Virginia Jencks

Ruth Barnes

Henrietta Williams

Henrietta Williams

Teresa Vidal

Ernesto Velázquez

Ernesto Velázquez

Charley Vidal

Ángela Sánchez

Ángela Sánchez

Consuelo Ruiz

Joe T. Morales

Joe T. Morales

Sal Ruiz

Clorinda Alderette

Clorinda Alderette

Luz Morales

Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

Antonio Morales

Víctor Torres

Víctor Torres

Sebasatian Prieto

E.A. Rockwell

E.A. Rockwell

Vance

William Rockwell

William Rockwell

Kimbrough

Floyd Bostick

Floyd Bostick

Jenkins

Similar Movies

Lady Caliph

Lady Caliph

it

December 31, 1970

Gandhi

Gandhi

en

December 1, 1982

Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot

en

September 28, 2000

Güeros

Güeros

es

April 17, 2014

The Shanghai Drama

The Shanghai Drama

fr

September 23, 1938

Animal Factory

Animal Factory

en

October 13, 2000

Tout Va Bien

Tout Va Bien

fr

April 28, 1972

WARDE

WARDE

en

June 3, 2022

A Room in Town

A Room in Town

fr

October 27, 1982

Man of Iron

Man of Iron

pl

July 27, 1981

Karanlıkta Uyananlar

Karanlıkta Uyananlar

tr

January 1, 1964

Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice

en

November 19, 1981

Matewan

Matewan

en

August 28, 1987

Chance of a Lifetime

Chance of a Lifetime

en

April 24, 1950

Wedding Wars

Wedding Wars

en

December 11, 2006

Women's Script

Women's Script

zh

June 7, 2023

The Beauty of the Law

The Beauty of the Law

zh

July 31, 2023

The Funeral

The Funeral

en

January 26, 1996