Salt of the Earth

Name: Salt of the Earth
Genre: Drama, History
Released: March 14, 1954
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Ángela Sánchez, David Sarvis, David Wolfe, E.A. Rockwell, Henrietta Williams

1954

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Independent Productions | Release Date: March 14, 1954 | Not Rated

Starring: Ángela Sánchez, David Sarvis, David Wolfe, E.A. Rockwell, Henrietta Williams, Juan Chacón, Mervin Williams, Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer, William Rockwell

Summary: 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.

Director: Herbert J. Biberman

Genre(s): Drama, History

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 94 min

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TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

The film rises above the level of agitprop by avoiding sloganeering and using the real words of real people to tell its story. Its feminism, too, is real and unforced, with women simply being shown struggling alongside--and when necessary defying--their male counterparts. Read full review

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The film's targets multiply - workers' rights, racism, feminism - and for 1953 this is pretty amazing. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Leftist propaganda of a very high order, powerful and intelligent even when the film registers in spots as naive or dated. Read full review

The Guardian Sukhdev Sandhu

Salt of the Earth has humour, genuine feeling and great sincerity: it's a film about hope. Read full review

Pauline Kael

A pedagogical tone, reminiscent of the 30s, is maintained throughout much of the movie: these strikers are always teaching each other little constructive lessons, and their dialogue is blown up to the rank of folk wisdom.

Staff (Not Credited)

Salt of the Earth is a good, highly dramatic and emotion-charged piece of work that tells its story straight. It is, however, a propaganda picture which belongs in union halls rather than theatres. Read full review

Bosley Crowther

The hard-focus, realistic quality of the picture's photography and style completes its characterization as a calculated social document. Read full review

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