Salt of the Earth (1954) | Directed by Herbert J. Bilberman - Full Movie

Mexican workers at a Zinc mine call a general strike. It is only through the solidarity of the workers, and importantly the indomitable resolve of their wives, mothers and daughters, that they eventually triumph.

Salt of the Earth is a 1954 American drama film written by Michael Wilson, directed by Herbert J. Biberman, and produced by Paul Jarrico. All had been blacklisted by the Hollywood establishment due to their alleged involvement in communist politics.

The drama film is one of the first pictures to advance the feminist social and political point of view. Its plot centers on a long and difficult strike, based on the 1951 strike against the Empire Zinc Company in Grant County, New Mexico. In the film, the company is identified as "Delaware Zinc", and the setting is "Zinctown, New Mexico". The film shows how the miners, the company, and the police react during the strike. In neorealist style, the producers and director used actual miners and their families as actors in the film.

Directed by: Herbert J. Biberman
Screenplay by: Michael Wilson
Produced by: Paul Jarrico
Starring: Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer, David Wolfe, Mervin Williams, David Sarvis, Ernesto Velázquez, Juan Chacón, Henrietta Williams
Cinematography: Stanley Meredith, Leonard Stark
Edited by: Joan Laird, Ed Spiegel
Music by: Sol Kaplan
Distributed by: Independent Productions
Release date: March 14, 1954 (New York City)
Running time: 94 minutes
Country: United States
Languages: English, Spanish
Budget: $250,000