Salt of the Earth (1954)

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At last, an honest movie about American working people

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.

• Released: 1954-03-14
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 104 votes

Directed by Herbert J. Biberman.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Salt of the Earth

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, FlixFling, TCM, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, Fawesome, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Cineverse, DistroTV, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, FlixFling; buy on Amazon Video, FlixFling
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix, Brew; watch free on JustWatch TV, Plex, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• India: stream on Artiflix, Brew; watch free on JustWatch TV, Plex, Plex Channel
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix, Brew; watch free on JustWatch TV, Plex, Cineverse; rent on FlixFling; buy on FlixFling
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix, Brew; watch free on JustWatch TV, Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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