Salt of the Earth
“At last, an honest movie about American working people”
7.0(105)19541h 34mEN
“At last, an honest movie about American working people”
Directed by Herbert J. Biberman
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.
David Sarvis
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