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Salt of the Earth (1954)

6.9 | Mar 14, 1954 (US) | Drama, History | 01:34

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.

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Cast

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Rosaura Revueltas
Esperanza Quintero
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Juan Chacón
Ramon Quintero
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Will Geer
Sheriff
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David Bauer
Barton
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David Sarvis
Alexander
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Clinton Jencks
Frank Barnes
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Virginia Jencks
Ruth Barnes
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Henrietta Williams
Teresa Vidal
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Ernesto Velázquez
Charley Vidal