Storyline

Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. In the end, the greatest victory for the workers and their families is the realization that prejudice and poor treatment are conditions that are not always imposed by outside forces.—Bob Shields

Plot Keywords

strike, political activism, eviction, feminism, women's rights, labor strike, national film registry, new mexico, solidarity, jail, dancing, discrimination, district attorney, economics, employer employee relationship, dancer, crying, controversy, church, chopping wood

Short Review

Salt of the Earth is a good, highly dramatic and emotion-charged piece of work that tells its story straight. It is, however, a propaganda picture which belongs in union halls rather than theatres.

Trailer

Streaming Service

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