| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, 93 min.) |
| Summary |
Banned at the time of its initial release and made by blacklisted filmmakers, this bold, radical film tells the story of Mexican-American workers who call a strike over the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages they receive in comparison to their white co-workers at a Zinc mine in New Mexico. Ramon Quintero (Juan Chacon) organizes the strike but is shown to be a hypocrite, treating his pregnant wife (Rosaura Revueltas) with similar unfairness. However, after an injunction keeps the men from their protest, the gender roles are reversed. As the women protest at the picket lines while the men stay at home, SALT OF THE EARTH makes glaringly clear the vital importance of women in the fight against inequality on intersecting fronts |
| Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954 |
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Title from title frames |
| Credits |
Directed by Herbert J. Biberman |
| Cast |
Rosaura Revueltas, Juan Chacón, Will Geer |
| Notes |
Closed-captioned |
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Not rated |
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English with optional English closed captioning |
| Subject |
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities. fast (OCoLC)fst00544557 |
| Subject |
Strikes and lockouts -- Zinc mining -- New Mexico -- Drama
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Miners -- Labor unions -- New Mexico -- Drama
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Mexican Americans -- New Mexico -- Drama
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Blacklisting of entertainers -- United States
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Blacklisting of authors -- United States
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Blacklisting of authors.
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Blacklisting of entertainers.
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Mexican Americans.
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Miners -- Labor unions.
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Strikes and lockouts -- Zinc mining.
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New Mexico.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Drama.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978, screenwriter
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Jarrico, Paul., producer
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Biberman, H. J. (Herbert J.), director
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Revueltas, Rosaura., actor
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Chacón, Juan., actor
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Geer, Will., actor
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