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Salt of the Earth (1954) -- Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers...

Overview

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Writers:
Michael Biberman (writer)
Michael Wilson (writer)
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Release Date:
14 March 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Banned! The film the US government didn't want you to see! more
Plot:
Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins more
User Comments:
America strikes back - At Itself more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Will Geer ... Sheriff
David Wolfe ... Barton
Mervin Williams ... Hartwell
David Sarvis ... Alexander
Rosaura Revueltas ... Esperanza Quintero
E.A. Rockwell ... Vance
William Rockwell ... Kimbrough
Juan Chacón ... Ramon Quintero (as Juan Chacon)
Henrietta Williams ... Teresa Vidal
Ángela Sánchez ... Consuelo Ruiz (as Angela Sanchez)
Clorinda Alderette ... Luz Morales
Virginia Jencks ... Ruth Barnes
Clinton Jencks ... Frank Barnes
Joe T. Morales ... Sal Ruiz
Ernesto Velázquez ... Charley Vidal (as Ernest Velaquez)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Bayard, New Mexico, USA more

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Trivia:
Rosaura Revueltas, who played Esperanza Quintero, was a noted screen actress in her native Mexico. After this film was distributed, she was accused of being a Communist and deported. While she continued to appear in Mexican cinema, she never made another film in the US. more
Quotes:
Esperanza Quintero: [opening narration] How shall I begin my story that has no beginning? My name is Esperanza, Esperanza Quintero. I am a miner's wife. This is our home. The house is not ours. But the flowers... the flowers are ours. This is my village. When I was a child, it was called San Marcos... more
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Referenced in A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982) more

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13 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
America strikes back - At Itself, 7 November 2003
Author: Kieren J. Valente from Evora, Portugal

At the height of anti-communist paranoia this film was bound to be blacklisted. But its realism, naturalism, cinematography and significant plot make it a work of art. A harsh yet beautiful one. And one that has aged well - not dating itself at all even after the fall of communism. Things were never as simple as a duel. They are even less so now. And much of our hope resides with the fact that within the remaining superpower dissent should be at the very least tolerated - at best a multiplicity of views encouraged.

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