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Salt Of The Earth

1954, Movie, NR, 94 mins

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SALT OF THE EARTH
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This landmark, semi-documentary account of a strike by Mexican-American mineworkers in the American Southwest was released at the height of McCarthyism and led to the imprisonment and/or blacklisting of several of the key figures involved. It was also one of the first films to deal with the rights of Latinos, and to depict women as playing a central role in the labor movement. Read the complete review for Salt Of The Earth
Year: 1954
Rated NR

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Cast
Rosaura Revueltas: Esperanza Quintero
Will Geer: Sheriff
David Wolfe: Barton
Melvin Williams: Hartwell
David Sarvis: Alexander
Juan Chacon: Ramon Quintero

 

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