Salt of the Earth

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.

Director

Herbert J. Biberman

Writer

Michael Wilson

Producer

Paul Jarrico

Producer

Herbert J. Biberman

Producer

Simon Lazarus

Original Music Composer

Sol Kaplan

Director of Photography

Stanley Meredith

Director of Photography

Leonard Stark