Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth

Release date : 1954-03-14

Production country :

United States of America

Production company :

Intl Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers,

Independent Production Company (IPC)

Status : Released

Durasi : 94 Min.

Popularity : 7.804

6.9

Total Vote : 83

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.