Earth Salt

Experience the groundbreaking film that defied the McCarthyism influence on Hollywood and the blacklist! Directed in 1953 by Herbert J. Biberman, one of the infamous "Hollywood Ten," Salt of the Earth was a collaborative effort by some of the most talented blacklisted filmmakers of the time, including Michael Wilson (Lawrence of Arabia), Paul Jarrico (Tom, Dick and Harry), and Will Geer (In Cold Blood). Despite facing pressure from the US government and influential figures like RKO studio chief Howard Hughes, this award-winning team produced one of the most compelling family dramas and heart-wrenching romances of the 1950s.

Based on the 1950 strike by zinc miners of Local 890 of the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers in Silver City, New Mexico, Salt of the Earth delves into the complex issues of labor relations, minority rights, and the struggle of women for equality in their daily lives. Against a backdrop of social injustice, the film follows the riveting family drama of Ramon and Esperanza Quintero, a Mexican-American Union leader and his wife.

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