Salt of the Earth
1954 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
"Salt of the Earth" is a movie about New Mexico zinc miners and their struggle to improve working conditions. Using local people to re-enact their experiences, Biberman once more found himself fighting Hollywood and US politics as they connived to smash the film production. For Biberman and the local community, the film comes to represent freedom. "Salt of the Earth", completed against the odds, is one of only a hundred films preserved by The Library of Congress for its cultural and historical importance.
Direction Herbert J. Biberman
Cast Juan Chacón · Will Geer · Rosaura Revueltas · Mervin Williams · Frank Talavera · Clinton Jencks · Virginia Jencks
Soundtrack Sol Kaplan
Screenplay Michael Wilson
Original title Salt of the Earth
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