Salt of the Earth (1954)
Salt of the Earth
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.
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Rosaura Revueltas
as Esperanza Quintero
as Esperanza Quintero
Juan Chacón
as Ramon Quintero
as Ramon Quintero
Will Geer
as Sheriff
as Sheriff
David Bauer
as Barton
as Barton
Mervin Williams
as Hartwell
as Hartwell
David Sarvis
as Alexander
as Alexander
Clinton Jencks
as Frank Barnes
as Frank Barnes
Virginia Jencks
as Ruth Barnes
as Ruth Barnes
Henrietta Williams
as Teresa Vidal
as Teresa Vidal
Ernesto Velázquez
as Charley Vidal
as Charley Vidal
Ángela Sánchez
as Consuelo Ruiz
as Consuelo Ruiz
Joe T. Morales
as Sal Ruiz
as Sal Ruiz
Clorinda Alderette
as Luz Morales
as Luz Morales
Charles Coleman
as Antonio Morales
as Antonio Morales
Víctor Torres
as Sebasatian Prieto
as Sebasatian Prieto
E.A. Rockwell
as Vance
as Vance
William Rockwell
as Kimbrough
as Kimbrough
Floyd Bostick
as Jenkins
as Jenkins
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Herbert J. Biberman
Director
Director
Paul Jarrico
Producer
Producer
Joan Laird
Editor
Editor
Stanley Meredith
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Leonard Stark
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Jules Schwerin
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Ed Spiegel
Editor
Editor
Herbert J. Biberman
Producer
Producer
Michael Wilson
Writer
Writer
Simon Lazarus
Producer
Producer
Harry Smith
Sound
Sound
Dick Stanton
Sound
Sound
Sonja Dahl Biberman
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Jules Schwerin
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Sol Kaplan
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Jules Schwerin
Production Manager
Production Manager
