Salt of the Earth

Starring: Rosaura Revueltas, Juan Chacon, Will Geer, et al.

Product Description

Salt of the Earth centers on a long, difficult workers' strike against a mining company in New Mexico. Ramon Quintero (Juan Chacon) fights for equity of wages as well as health and safety issues, but at home he mistreats his wife, Esperanza. When the men are forced to end their picketing, Esperanza joins the other women who demand to play a role in the strike, against their husband's wishes. Written, directed, and produced by members of the original blacklisted "Hollywood Ten," Salt of the Earth is a powerful, persuasive drama that educates and inspires.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 891273002125
• Release Date: January 2009
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Organa
• Director: Herbert J. Biberman
• Starring: Rosaura Revueltas, Juan Chacon, Will Geer, Adolfo Barela, David Wolfe, Melvin Williams, David Sarvis, Henrietta Williams, Ernest Velasquez, Angela Sanchez
• Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Black & White; NTSC; Dolby
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Salt Of The Earth: The Incredible True Story Of Resistance

Salt Of The Earth film is the INCREDIBLE true story of Mexican American miner's, their community, in the facec of McCarthyism 's fascist era, repression, 1950s. [ also READ THE BOOKS ABOUT THE MOVIE!]