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Mood:
- SincereThought ProvokingEmotionalCaptivatingTense
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Plot:
- Fighting the SystemDown on Your LuckRacismWorking ClassWorkplace SituationsRighting the WrongedLife is a BitchRebellion more...
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Genres:
- Drama
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Place:
- New MexicoUSASmall Town
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Praise:
- ControversialCritically Acclaimed
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Style:
- Talky
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Based on:
- Based on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Salt of the Earth, 1954
English, Spanish
USA
Profile of Salt of the Earth
The mood of Salt of the Earth is thought provoking, sincere, and tense. The plot centers around the working class, racism, and being down on your luck. It is a drama movie. Stylistically, Salt of the Earth is talky. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Salt of the Earth takes place, at least partly, in a small town. The setting is New Mexico. It happens in the 1950s. Salt of the Earth is originally a true story. The movie is known for being controversial and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Salt of the Earth
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 (Juan Chacon) helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza (Rosaura Revueltas), 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.
Details
| Language: | English, Spanish |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 14 March 1954 |
| Runtime: | 94 min |
Cast and Crew
as Ramon Quintero / Ramon Quintero
as Sheriff
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