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Salt of the Earth (1954) [Re-Up]

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Salt of the Earth (1954) [Re-Up]

Salt of the Earth (1954)
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 4:3 | 01:32:14 | 4,17 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: Spanish
Genre: Drama, Classics

Director: Herbert J. Biberman
Stars: Juan Chacón, Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer

Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. The film is an early treatment of feminism, because the wives of the miners play a pivotal role in the strike, against their husbands wishes. In the end, the greatest victory for the workers and their families is the realization that prejudice and poor treatment are conditions that are not always imposed by outside forces. This film was written, directed and produced by members of the original "Hollywood Ten," who were blacklisted for refusing to answer Congressional inquiries on First Amendment grounds.



Salt of the Earth (1954) [Re-Up]

The Hollywood establishment did not embrace the film at the time of its release, when McCarthyism was in full force. The Hollywood Reporter charged at the time that it was made "under direct orders of the Kremlin."

Salt of the Earth (1954) [Re-Up]

Pauline Kael, who reviewed the film for Sight and Sound in 1954, panned it as a simplistic left-wing "morality play" and said it was "as clear a piece of Communist propaganda as we have had in many years."

Salt of the Earth (1954) [Re-Up]

New York Times film critic Bosley Crowther reviewed the picture favorably, both the screenplay and the direction, writing: "In the light of this agitated history, it is somewhat surprising to find that Salt of the Earth is, in substance, simply a strong pro-labor film with a particularly sympathetic interest in the Mexican-Americans with whom it deals…But the real dramatic crux of the picture is the stern and bitter conflict within the membership of the union. It is the issue of whether the women shall have equality of expression and of strike participation with the men. And it is along this line of contention that Michael Wilson's tautly muscled script develops considerable personal drama, raw emotion and power." Crowther called the film "a calculated social document."

Salt of the Earth (1954) [Re-Up]

The film found a wide audience in both Western and Eastern Europe in the 1950s.

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 100% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on eleven reviews.
From Wikipedia
Salt of the Earth (1954) [Re-Up]

It upsets me to see people write negative things about this movie. My grandmother and grandfather were involved in the making of this movie and appear in it along with my dad who was a child. Although I hated watching it as a child (I was forced to)I have learned to see past the not so great acting and cinematography to see the true spirit of the film. I am so proud of what they did to bring equality and safety to those workers who were discriminated against because of their race and their bravery. I am very proud of this movie as are my grandparents and entire family. I have no clue how anyone could view this as communist propoganda! I thought we had all learned our lessons from the Mc Carthy era. Perhaps I have a deeply personal stake in this movie but for me it represents everything that is American about America. Free speech, civil rights, gender equality. Strength and perseverance of the American people to stand up for what is right. I can tell you from personal knowlege that this movie is an entirely accurate account of a very important event in American history and is truly a treasure.
Customer Review, amazon.com
Salt of the Earth (1954) [Re-Up]

Filmed independently on a shoestring by blacklisted director Herbert Biberman–at the dark height of McCarthyist persecution, no less–“Earth” was itself blacklisted on release, the only movie in our country’s history to earn that distinction. For the shoot, Biberman relied mainly on non-actors, including many real-life participants in the struggle for Mexican-American and workers’ rights. Blacklisted actor Will Geer, later Grandpa in “The Waltons,” plays a strikebreaking sheriff to loathsome effect. Shot with a documentary-style immediacy, this historic effort still makes for stark, powerful cinema.
Salt of the Earth (1954) [Re-Up]

Special Features:
- Cast and Filmmakers
- Theatrical trailer
- Production Timeline
- Edition notes
- Shooting schedule
- Short The Hollywood Ten (15:00)
- The Hollywood Blacklist
- The Empire Zinc Strike
- Photo Gallery

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