Salt of the Earth
TMDB 7
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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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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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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.
- Directors
- Herbert J. Biberman
- Producers
- Paul Jarrico, Simon Lazarus, Herbert J. Biberman
- Cast and Characters
- Rosaura Revueltas (Esperanza Quintero), Juan Chacón (Ramon Quintero), Will Geer (Sheriff), David Bauer (Barton), Mervin Williams (Hartwell), David Sarvis (Alexander), Clinton Jencks (Frank Barnes), Virginia Jencks (Ruth Barnes)
- Languages
- English, Spanish