Excerpt from the controversial 1954 film, Salt of the Earth.
In New Mexico, Mexican zinc miners, fed up with the life-threatening conditions under which they work, organize a walk-out. The racist management of the company tries to end the strike, with a variety of extremely violent and cruel tactics.
A controversial drama about the struggles of striking mineworkers in a small New Mexico town whose views are socialistic and surprisingly feminist. Many of the actors and the film's director were blacklisted after its release.
Duration
9 min 26 sec
Views
8,384
Posted On
October 24, 2010
9 min 26 sec
Views
8,384
Posted On
October 24, 2010
Director
Herbert J. Biberman
Writer
Michael Wilson
Studio
Independent
Release
March 14, 1954
Herbert J. Biberman
Writer
Michael Wilson
Studio
Independent
Release
March 14, 1954
Cast
Rosaura Revueltas
Will Geer
David Wolfe
Mervin Williams
David Sarvis
Rosaura Revueltas
Will Geer
David Wolfe
Mervin Williams
David Sarvis
Trailer Tracks
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