Salt of the Earth

• Movies
• 1954-03-14
• EN
• Released
• 2h 34m
• Drama - History

• 6.9
• 86
• Trailer

Production

Intl Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, Independent Production Company (IPC)

Storyline

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.