Salt of the Earth 70th Anniversary Blu-ray
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Posted October 11, 2024 08:26 PM by Webmaster
Film Masters will celebrate the 70th anniversary of Herbert J. Biberman's Salt of the Earth (1954) with a brand new Blu-ray release, which is scheduled to arrive on the market on November 19th.
Description: Salt of the Earth centers on a long, difficult workers' strike against a mining company in New Mexico. Ramon Quintero (Juan Chacon) fights for equity of wages as well as health and safety issues, but at home he mistreats his wife, Esperanza. When the men are forced to end their picketing, Esperanza joins the other women who demand to play a role in the strike, against their husbands' wishes. Written, directed, and produced by members of the original blacklisted Hollywood Ten.
Description: Salt of the Earth centers on a long, difficult workers' strike against a mining company in New Mexico. Ramon Quintero (Juan Chacon) fights for equity of wages as well as health and safety issues, but at home he mistreats his wife, Esperanza. When the men are forced to end their picketing, Esperanza joins the other women who demand to play a role in the strike, against their husbands' wishes. Written, directed, and produced by members of the original blacklisted Hollywood Ten.