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7.0
1954
1h 34m
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
Esperanza Quintero
Juan Chacón
Ramon Quintero
Will Geer
Sheriff
David Bauer
Barton
person
Mervin Williams
Hartwell
person
David Sarvis
Alexander
person
Clinton Jencks
Frank Barnes
person
Virginia Jencks
Ruth Barnes
person
Henrietta Williams
Teresa Vidal
person
Ernesto Velázquez
Charley Vidal
person
Ángela Sánchez
Consuelo Ruiz
person
Joe T. Morales
Sal Ruiz
