Salt of the Earth
Movie - 94mins
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.
Cast:
Charles
Coleman
Víctor
Torres
E.A.
Rockwell
William
Rockwell
Floyd
Bostick
Rosaura
Revueltas
Juan
Chacón
Will
Geer
David
Bauer
Mervin
Williams
David
Sarvis
Clinton
Jencks
Virginia
Jencks
Henrietta
Williams
Ernesto
Velázquez
Ángela
Sánchez
Joe
T.
Clorinda
Alderette
Charles
Coleman
Víctor
Torres
E.A.
Rockwell
William
Rockwell
Floyd
Bostick
Rosaura
Revueltas
Juan
Chacón
Will
Geer
David
Bauer
Mervin
Williams