Salt of the earth / [presented by] Independent Productions Corporation and the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers ; by Michael Wilson ; directed by Herbert Biberman ; produced by Paul Jarrico.

A semidocumentary of the year-long struggle by Chicano zinc miners in New Mexico striking against unsafe working conditions. When an injunction is issued against the workers from picketing, the wives take up battle with a fury, leaving the husbands to care for home and children. They finally overcom...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Salt of the earth (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Independent Productions Corporation (Production company)
International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers (sponsoring body.)
Alpha Video Distributors (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Biberman, H. J. (Herbert J.) (Director)
Jarrico, Paul (Producer)
Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978 (Screenwriter)
Revueltas, Rosaura (Actor)
Chacón, Juan (Actor)
Geer, Will (Actor)
Wolfe, David, 1915-1994 (Actor)
Sarvis, David (Actor)
Williams, Mervin (Actor)
Kaplan, Sol (composer (expression))
Language:English
Published: Narberth, Pa. : Alpha Video Classics, [2004]
Series:Alpha video classics.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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Physical Description:1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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