Salt of the Earth
(1954) | Released
Ratings
6.9
7.5
100%
Financials
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: - $0
Movie Details
Tag Line:
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Mar 14, 1954
Rating: 1954-03-14
Run Time: 1h 34m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Intl Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers , Independent Production Company (IPC)
Genres
Keywords
People Rated This
Watch Salt of the Earth
Stream with a subscription
Purchase (Rent or Buy this movie)
Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director |
Herbert J. Biberman
|
| Assistant Director |
Jules Schwerin
|
|
| Production | Producer |
Paul Jarrico
Simon Lazarus
Herbert J. Biberman
|
| Associate Producer |
Jules Schwerin
Sonja Dahl Biberman
|
|
| Production Manager |
Jules Schwerin
|
|
| Camera | Director of Photography |
Stanley Meredith
Leonard Stark
|
| Editing | Editor |
Ed Spiegel
Joan Laird
|
| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Sol Kaplan
|
| Sound |
Harry Smith
Dick Stanton
|
|
| Writing | Writer |
Michael Wilson
|
| Department | Role | Name |