The salt of the Earth

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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.

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Last Grouping Update2025-09-28 11:15:29AM
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Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro, 1974-
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2014
2015
2018
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Biographical films
Blacklisting of entertainers
Documentary Films
Documentary films
Feature films
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- Drama
Miners -- Labor unions
Nonfiction films
Photographers -- Brazil -- Biography
Prejudices -- New Mexico -- Drama
Salgado, Sebastião, -- 1944-2025
Strikes and lockouts -- Zinc mining -- Drama
United States -- Congress
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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The salt of the Earth
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Salt of the Earth
Salt of the earth / director, Herbert J. Biberman
The salt of the Earth / produced by David Rosier ; written by Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, David Rosier ; directed by Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders
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The salt of the Earth
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Civil rights
Congress
Labor unions
Mexican Americans
Miners
Photographers
Prejudices
Salgado, Sebastião
Strikes and lockouts
Zinc mining
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