TMDb7.0 / 10

Salt of the Earth (1954)

Name: Salt of the Earth
Director: Herbert J. Biberman
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1954-03-14
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Rosaura Revueltas, Juan Chacón, Will Geer, David Bauer, Mervin Williams

At last, an honest movie about American working people

94 min · United States of America · Dir. Herbert J. Biberman

Drama History 1954 movies

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.